{"id":1790,"date":"2016-11-23T02:52:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T02:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/facebook-built-censorship-tool-to-get-into-china-despite-human-rights-risks.html"},"modified":"2016-11-23T02:52:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T02:52:01","slug":"facebook-built-censorship-tool-to-get-into-china-despite-human-rights-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/facebook-built-censorship-tool-to-get-into-china-despite-human-rights-risks.html","title":{"rendered":"Facebook built censorship tool to get into China despite human rights risks"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Facebook wants to be unbanned in China, so it\u2019s built a censorship tool that could hide posts about prohibited topics from people in China, according to The New York Times<\/a>\u2018 Mike Isaac. Rather than censor posts itself, Facebook would potentially provide the tool to a third-party in China such as a local partner company that could use it to prevent users in China from seeing content that breaks the government\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

While China could unlock huge amounts of users and ad revenue for Facebook, the censorship tool could also be used to enact human rights abuse. If China could track which local users are trying to protest or bad-mouth the government, they could face persecution.<\/p>\n

Perhaps that\u2019s why The New York Times says several Facebook staffers who worked on the product have left the company. So far, there are no signs that Facebook has offered the tool to Chinese authorities. We don\u2019t have details on the specifics of how it would work. It\u2019s apparently only one of several ideas Facebook has explored for getting access to China, and they might never be launched.<\/p>\n

But the existence of the tool brings up strong concerns about what\u2019s best and safest for Chinese citizens.<\/p>\n

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Mark Zuckerberg has held in the past that some Facebook access could benefit them. The New York Times reports that at an internal QA about its intentions in China, Zuckerberg said, \u201cIt\u2019s better for Facebook to be a part of enabling conversation, even if it\u2019s not yet the full conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

That mirrors Facebook\u2019s stance about internet access<\/a>, where it\u2019s pushed the idea that limited free access to the web is better than none at all for those who can\u2019t afford it. Facebook already allows Chinese companies to buy ads that run in places where it isn\u2019t banned.<\/p>\n

In a statement to TechCrunch, a Facebook spokesperson wrote: \u201cWe have long said that we are interested in China, and are spending time understanding and learning more about the country. However, we have not made any decision on our approach to China. Our focus right now is on helping Chinese businesses and developers expand to new markets outside China by using our ad platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over time, the interpersonal connection via Facebook could strengthen communities who might be able to organize and protest the government outside of the app. Yet the censorship tool\u2019s potential to be used to round up dissidents looms over any long-term benefit for citizens, or profit for Facebook.<\/p>\n

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