Reports: Facebook To End Rule Exemptions For Politicians

The company's rationale for that policy held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy and in the public interest even if it is offensive, bullying or otherwise controversial. The social media giant is currently mulling over what to do with the account of former President Donald Trump, which it 바카라�indefinitely바카라� suspended Jan. 6, leaving it in Facebook limbo with its owners unable to post.

The change in policy was first reported by the tech site The Verge and later confirmed by the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Facebook has had a general 바카라�newsworthiness exemption바카라� since 2016. But it garnered attention in 2019 when Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs and communications, announced that speech from politicians will be treated as 바카라�newsworthy content that should, as a general rule, be seen and heard.바카라�

The newsworthiness exemption, he explained in a blog post at the time, meant that if 바카라�someone makes a statement or shares a post which breaks our community standards we will still allow it on our platform if we believe the public interest in seeing it outweighs the risk of harm.바카라�

This hasn't given politicians unlimited license, however. When Facebook suspended Trump in January, it cited 바카라�the risk of further incitement of violence바카라� following the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol as the reason. The company says it has never used the newsworthiness exemption for any of Trump's posts.

Facebook declined to comment.