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Why should you provide any time to Facebook to respond with regard to a feature that works as intended (but can – like most features – be used for other purposes)?

The report/block function is a classic in this regard: In the best case, it helps Facebook to identify unwanted content. In many other cases, however, enough reports simply lead to the automatic disappearance of maybe controversial but otherwise completely acceptable content. In general, the freedom of speech should of course prevail, i.e., reporting content as well as blocking content should the exception and not the norm.




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