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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Facebook turning point on sexual violence

After a weeklong campaign by a coalition of more than 100 women's groups, Facebook announced Tuesday that it would update its guidelines and moderator training to crack down on gender-based hate speech. This commitment, though only a prelude to effective and consistent implementation, marks a watershed moment in the cultural evolution of the billion-user-strong social media platform -- and perhaps even of the entire internet.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/29/opinion/kinsey-bruns-facebook-rape/index.html?eref=edition

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