Rappler starts deleting hate comments
Rappler starts deleting hate comments – Mainstream news and media outlet Rappler made an announcement on Facebook saying that they will be starting to aggressively delete “crude and disrespectful posts and comments that violate standards of civility.”
In the announcement, it mentioned the reason why the news outlet implemented such action. It wrote:
“Freedom of speech does not mean license to smear reputation and ruin credibility. Nor does it mean the freedom to be irresponsible and to defame. Freedom of speech, rather, is the recognition of the right of anyone to speak his or her mind, and to express a contrary view without being objectionable.”
According to Rappler, they have no tolerance for the comments of people who curse, degrade, humiliate, and intimidate them. But, according to them, these actions somehow inspire “intelligent and informed discussion” that according to them, is the “foundation of a vibrant democracy.”
Rappler’s action might have been rooted to the thousands of negative comments thrown to them as some said that the news outlet publishes bias news articles, but there is no proof about the claims of people.
Rappler pointed out that everyone is free and safe to express themselves “as long as you’re respectful of others who may or may not agree with you.”
It added that the moderation of that they will be implementing is expected to be stricter to “create, safeguard, and protect” people safe from harassment on social media.
Rappler used the hashtag #NoPlaceForHate
