Facebook leak underscores strategy to operate in repressive regimes

Exclusive: users are allowed to praise mass killers and violent non-state actors' in certain situations

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Facebook users are permitted to praise mass murderers and violent non-state actors" in certain situations, according to internal guidelines that underline how the tech corporation is striving to operate in repressive regimes.

The leak also reveals that Facebook maintains a list of recognised crimes" and instructs its moderators to distinguish between those and crimes not recognised by FB" when applying the company's rules.