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We applaud Meta’s efforts to try to fix its over-censorship problem but will watch closely to make sure it is a good-faith effort and rolled out fairly and not merely a political maneuver to accommodate the upcoming U.S. administration change. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/eff-statement-metas-announcement-revisions-its-content-moderation-processes
Update: After this blog post was written, we learned Meta revised its public "Hateful Conduct" policy in ways EFF finds concerning. We are analyzing these changes, which this blog post does not address.
By the time we shared this statement, the conversation had understandably shifted toward Meta's dangerous new content policy. It was a mistake to project good faith onto the company, which quickly showed it was not deserving of it. For a full analysis, see https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/metas-new-content-policy-will-harm-vulnerable-users-if-it-really-valued-free
@eff If it was a mistake, take down the post, issue a retraction, and issue an equally enthusiastic condemnation of Facebook's role in welcoming fascism and undermining the core values EFF (purportedly) stands for.
Also, tell us what you're going to do to ensure this doesn't happen again. In terms of limiting the influence of (e.g. firing) whoever thought that post was a good idea. I doubt the senior names on the byline actually had time to write it. Whoever did is a plant compromising the EFF.
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