But only a small handful were removed by Facebook, as when the then-president made dangerous claims like saying COVID-19 was less dangerous than the flu or stating that children were " almost immune from this disease."įacebook has previously defended its approach to such controversial and misleading statements, saying politicians like Trump should be allowed to say what they believe so the public knows what they think. One of the earliest revelations from the internal documents is the detail they provide about Facebook's separate set of content standards for high-profile accounts, such as those for Trump, or for celebrities.ĭuring Trump's presidency, he regularly made false and inflammatory statements about a wide range of matters. "The responsibility for the violence that occurred on January 6 lies with those who attacked our Capitol and those who encouraged them," Stone said.Ĭontent Standards Were Contorted, Often Out Of Fear Of Riling High-profile Accounts In a statement to NPR, Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said Facebook did not bear responsibility for the Capitol siege. "I came here hoping to effect change and improve society, but all I've seen is atrophy and abdication of responsibility," one commenter said, according to the documents. In response to Schroepfer's message, Facebook employees said it was too little too late. "Hang in there everyone," Mike Schroepfer, Facebook's chief technology officer, wrote on a message board, calling for calm as he explained the company's approach to the riot, according to the documents. "We've been fueling this fire for a long time and we shouldn't be surprised it's now out of control," one employee wrote on an internal message board, the documents show. and elsewhere, Facebook employees aired their frustration and anger. 6 - and as the assault on the Capitol riveted and horrified audiences in the U.S. election played out mostly peacefully and without inklings of foreign meddling.īut then came Jan. The post-election turmoil put a quick end to the relief that many at Facebook felt on Nov. But those groups were attracting hundreds of thousands of users, and Facebook was unable to keep pace as the conspiracy theorists regrouped. As NPR's Shannon Bond and Bobby Allyn have reported, the company repeatedly shut down groups affiliated with the Stop the Steal movement. In the weeks leading up to the violence, Facebook worked to defuse vitriol and conspiracy theories from Trump voters who refused to accept his defeat. The next day, it banned Trump from the platform - at first temporarily, but then permanently.
6, Facebook rushed to take technical measures that aimed to clamp down on misinformation and content that might incite further violence. When then-President Donald Trump's supporters mounted an insurrection at the U.S. Here are four main takeaways from news outlets' review of the documents:įacebook Employees Hotly Debated Its Policies, Especially After Jan.
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