Facebook criticised for ‘irresponsible’ survey on child grooming rules

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The company offered the survey takers four options, only one of which let them say that the content should not be allowed on Facebook. A second question asked the surveyed Facebook users whom they thought should decide the rules regarding whether an adult man could ask a 14-year-old girl for …

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In June of last year, Facebook announced its latest effort to hold itself accountable and be more transparent. Called “Hard Questions,” the series of blog posts are intended to illuminate users about where the social network stands on some of the thornier issues facing the social network. But how hard …

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