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Facebook Deletes Controversial Decapitation Videos
nytimes.com 2 weeks, 5 days agoMarking a sharp turn from its earlier stance, Facebook has caved to pressure to remove two controversial decapitation videos that have gone viral on the social network over the past few weeks. In one of the videos, two handcuffed men speaking Spanish admit to being narcotics smugglers before being beheaded with a chainsaw and a knife. In another, a woman in a pink tanktop is decapitated by a masked man, who holds her severed head aloft for the camera to see. The videos appeared to have been deleted from Fac
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Quoted: On Decapitation Videos On Facebook - SiliconBeat
google.com 2 weeks, 6 days agoAFP Quoted: on decapitation videos on Facebook SiliconBeat “You've just got to consider: Would this go out on daytime television news? I don't think it would, even with a warning saying this is something you may want to avoid. It crosses a line.” , Stephen Balkam, CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, on videos of ... Facebook decides it's not so cool with decapitation videos after all










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