Raj Abrar: A UN Human Rights Council independent expert said in a statement yesterday that social media giant Facebook needs to narrow its “sweeping” definition of terrorism in order to stop governments arbitrarily blocking legitimate opposition groups and dissenting voices.
“The use of overly broad and imprecise definitions as the basis for regulating access to and the use of Facebook’s platform may lead to discriminatory implementation, over-censoring and arbitrary denial of access to and use of Facebook’s services,” said Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN special rapporteur on protecting rights while countering terrorism.
-Source: Reuters