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Apparently they consider platforming hate speech to be beneficial because it could bolster sympathy for the groups being attacked. I wish I was joking.

https://www.platformer.news/meta-new-trans-guidelines-hate-s...

Alex Schultz, the company’s chief marketing officer and highest-ranking gay executive, suggested in an internal post that people seeing their queer friends and family members abused on Facebook and Instagram could lead to increased support for LGBTQ rights.



And a marketer too! My god.

Kind of an insane stance to take considering we've seen exactly what happens when queer people's friends and family members get pummeled with anti-gay and anti-trans hate campaigns... which is that half of them end up falling for it and turning on their friend/family members.


Is there anything that couldn't be justified with this style of thinking? Would this person support legalizing murder since more murders might raise awareness of how bad murder is?


Why would you compare hate comment posted online to murder?


The same way Kristallnacht increased support for Jews I suppose. That's how it went down right?


Ultimately, kind of. There were some bumps along the road though.


Kind of? More like absolutely no.

The administration went on to go round up Jews and literally kill them.

Co-incidentally, that administration was friends with a far away island nation that attacked a 3rd party who ultimately assisted with removing the administration from power for completely non-jewish reasons.

And if somebody wants to point out the USSR's help with removing the administration; that was also not for jewish reasons.


I was being facetious, sorry.


I saw that, but that was a tough one to land.


Only a few million little bumps, no big deal...


A more recent example would be Gaza. People didn’t care till they saw images. Lately, the imagery has disappeared and people don’t care again.


> Lately, the imagery has disappeared and people don’t care again.

It is sad. Not many even is aware that it is very intentional.


A company would have to put me at gunpoint to make me say something similarly as insane. I'd sooner quit and give the entire place a massive middle finger.


The world moved away from legitimate grievances to something else entirely. Hate speech in 2025 is not the same as it was in 2000. None for the better.


Bullies important part of playground ecosystem, says bully lol




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