Facebook’s Search For Local Virtues

Christian Science Monitor | Commentary, Christian Science Monitor: Commentary
Thu, 07/19/2018 - 1:57pm

Accused of allowing its platforms to spread rumors that led to violence, the social media giant now struggles to find local community standards with which to ban danger-inciting words and images. The solution may lie in balancing universal rights with ‘ordinary virtues.’

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