Facebook Pledges To Be More Careful With the Banhammer

After a series of what could be called completely boneheaded moves with content removal and suppression, Facebook appears to be taking things more seriously. “In the weeks ahead, we’re going to begin allowing more items that people find newsworthy, significant, or important to the public interest — even if they might otherwise violate our standards. We will work with our community and partners to explore exactly how to do this, both through new tools and approaches to enforcement. Our intent is to allow more images and stories without posing safety risks or showing graphic images to minors and others who do not want to see them.” This still doesn’t explain censoring animated cartoon breasts shown for medical purposes, but it’s a start.