That outraged some people who believe Facebook should do more to clamp down on misinformation. Pelosi derided Facebook Wednesday for not taking down the video even though it knows it is false.
But staying out of the line of fire is harder than it used to be, given Facebook's size, reach and impact on global society. The social network can't help but run into controversy given its 2.4 billion users and the sorts of decisions it must make daily-- everything from which posts and links it highlights in your news feed to deciding what counts as hate speech to banning controversial figures or leaving them be.
Twitter hasn't removed the doctored Pelosi video, either, and declined comment on its handling of it. But YouTube yanked it down, pointing to community guidelines that prohibit spam, deceptive practices and scams. Facebook has a similar policy that prohibits the use of "misleading and inaccurate" information to gain likes, followers or shares, although it apparently decided not to apply it in this case.
Further complicating matters is the fact that Facebook is starting to de-emphasize the news feed itself. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has outlined a broad strategy that will emphasize private messaging over public sharing on Facebook. And Facebook groups, many of which are private, aren't subject to downranking, Vaidhyanathan said.
Alex Stamos, Facebook's former security chief, tweeted Sunday that few critics of the social network's handling of the Pelosi video could articulate realistic enforcement standards beyond "take down stuff I don't like." Mass censorship of misleading speech on Facebook, he wrote, would be "a huge and dangerous increase in FB's editorial power."
no media ever deleted the ones of Trump's where his breathing was amplified while giving speeches, everyone laughed it off
Yes!
Yes! It is so childish.
yes it should.
Not unless they delete all the other fake news.
Yes. This is not freedom of expression.
Yes
constantly posts about Conservatives opening up the abortion debate. Should they be censored for more fake news or extremely biased articles?
No. Fb shouldn’t delete this video of drunken pelvis! It’s a witness to the diabolical and twisted strategies of trump to keep his MAGA base! He’s getting scared!
Yes
NO
The responses here are quite terrifying. Seems Hegel was right.
Just keep wearing your tinfoil hat , the bad man won’t hurt you.
Facebook should be shut down.
Whether if you like it or not freedom of speech is a 2 way street. The left seems to forget quickly on all the nasty material that is put up about Trump. So get over it and learn from it.
Yes they should censor all content that does not contribute to the Selection for Societal Sanity!
Who cares CTV? We have a Crime Minister Trudeau and his Cronies who committed “Obstruction of Justice” multiple times blocking investigations of their crimes with their majority, and NO RCMP in sight? Report on that please....
Facebook is part of the fake news problem in the world.
Yes..
They should have done this along time ago, their continuous reckless management is deplorable 🤦♀️
Absolutely!
Pelosi has all the legal means to do it. No need for FB to do it.
Who’s said it’s fake?
Only if she’s naked
Duh! Yes. Tho it’s too late now
Facebook’s profit model is selling our privacy to the highest bidder. Facebook needs to be regulated as a broadcaster and forced to protect individual privacy rights under the full weight of the law.
Delete Facebook.
They don’t delete your fake news rhetoric so.... there you have it....
NO! You never say a word about the COUNTLESS videos about every other politician so there is no reason to do so for a babbling old air head like Nancy Pelosi. My god just listen to her anytime going off on tangents etc She's already a joke.
If it has been altered then it is fake and should be removed.
Delegates
It's not fake.
..no. It’s the only way people can judge what’s real and what’s not.
Try posting a faked Trump video and watch how fast Facebook reacts. Facebook is a Trump tool.