Facebook - the anti-social network, is at it again. Jacob Blake, 29, was shot in the back seven times on Sunday in front of his children by police attempting to arrest him as he got into his car, making no attempt to deescalate the situation. Blake is now paralysed from the waist down. Protests and riots followed in Kenosha and elsewhere in the US. Amid this unrest, the following call to arms was posted on Facebook by the so-called Kenosha Guard on Tuesday:
“Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend our city tonight from the evil thugs? No doubt they are currently planning on the next part of the city to burn tonight.”
That night a teen gunman crossed state borders armed with a rifle, a med pack, and latex gloves to reach Kenosha, shooting two people dead and injuring another. A 17-year-old was later arrested and charged with multiple first-degree murders.
Zuckerberg said that he was really, truly, very sorry that he had, once again, let his social network become a platform for hate.
"I think that's painful, that's really discouraging," said Zuck, "and it is just another reminder that there is a lot more to do."
Zuckerberg admitted that the group's page "violated this policy that we put in place a couple weeks ago ... we were worried [people] could be trying to organize violence." He went on to say that the failed takedown was "largely an operational mistake."
"It's because the team that enforces our policy against dangerous organisations is a specialised team," Zuck tried to explain. "The contractors and reviewers who the initial complaints were funnelled to didn't pick this up."
Well, I suppose it is difficult to tell it’s aimed at stirring up violence…
