January 7, 2014: Somehow no one seems to have noticed it or taken it as a warning, but violent videos have apparently recently been announced as such on Facebook.
We wouldn't have noticed if the message hadn't changed language, as it appears to be part of the video. This message appears in the preview image of a killing video that we examined:
At first glance and without even knowing the video, the message seems like text that comes from the video, a kind of random preview.
However, when the page is reloaded, this warning changes and is suddenly in English, which proves that it cannot be video content , but rather an upstream message.
If you start the video, you will see the normal video. Without any warning.
Questions, nothing but questions
There was no comment from Facebook that Facebook would label explicit videos or that this plan was in place. That doesn't make the situation any easier, but leaves a lot of room for speculation that doesn't go in a good direction.
If Facebook can already recognize what violence is and mark it as such, why wasn't it deleted straight away?
This warning may be impossible to protect minors (Facebook is accessible to young people aged 13 and over), as it does not represent an age barrier, but rather entices them to view the content.
+++UPDATE January 13, 2015+++
BBC reported in an article from January 13, 2015 that MINORS can no longer watch such videos.
Is Facebook creating a basis for legitimacy here so that it doesn't have to delete violent videos? Have we ended up here again in the old dilemma “Crime Yes – Sex No”, and Facebook is thus expanding the raison d’être for violent videos? To remind you again: behind this announcement there is a real video in which a person is shot. Whereas clearly defined art that features a nude is at risk of being blocked on Facebook.
Are reports from users who report a post due to violence now being accepted even less?
Facebook asked!
You can't leave these speculations alone and that's why we asked Facebook directly and asked for clarification. We assume that Facebook will comment on this and can provide a plausible explanation for the warning.
Author: Andre, mimikama.org
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