The watchdog said moderation policies affected Meta's role in protests late last year. Photo: - / AFP/FileSource: AFPFacebook owner Meta should not have taken down posts featuring a slogan calling for the death of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khameini, a watchdog said on Monday. Facebook moderators decided last July that posts featuring the Persian slogan "marg bar Khameini," literally translated as "death to Khameini," broke the firm's guidelines against inciting harm or killing. Iran's rulers have now meted out death sentences to 17 people over alleged crimes committed during the protests, sparking global outrage and new Western sanctions. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see TUKO News on your News FeedSource: AFP

Source: Daily Nation January 10, 2023 00:31 UTC