The guidelines, which were updated on Tuesday, still don’t allow Facebook, Instagram or Threads users to insult people based on their mental health — except in this new, specific scenario.
The guidelines now say: “We allow claims of mental illness or abnormality when they are based on gender or sexual orientation, taking into account political and religious discourse around transgender and gay people.”
Now, Stonewall, the UK's largest LGBT+ organisation, has announced that it has requested a meeting with Meta to raise its concerns, writes Skynews, reports Telegrafi.
"Online hate and misinformation harms the way society views and treats marginalised groups and undermines social cohesion," said Stonewall chief executive Simon Blake.
“Meta’s approach puts politics over people when many are already concerned about the toxicity of online discourse, risking further division rather than fostering community,” he added.
The updated guidelines come after Meta changed how it moderates speech on its platforms.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company would remove third-party fact-checkers.
Rules prohibiting insults about a person’s appearance based on race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religion, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and serious illness have also been removed.
“Meta’s platforms are built to be places where people can express themselves freely. This can be messy,” the company said in a statement.
