Facebook’s secret Dangerous Individuals and Organisations (DIO) List EXPLAINED

A secret blacklist of individuals and groups used to regulate speech across Facebook’s platforms, instituted by the company in 2012 in the face of growing public concerns over terrorists being recruited through the site – was recently published in its entirety by the intercept, on October 12, 2021. The 100-page Dangerous Individuals and Organisations (DIO) list contains more than 4000 people and groups, mentioning around 10 India-specific groups, almost all marked as terror groups. Does Facebook aid right-wing propaganda and violence? Does it even have algorithms in place to curtail hate?

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