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I wonder if there is any truth to the story about Zuckerberg telling Merkel that Facebook would censor anti-immigration posts in Germany.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-26/merkel-con...

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Relevant: https://www.facebook.com/sheryl/posts/10156387360185177

Thanks. That answers my question.

It's not anti-immigration posts that cause an issue, it is posts that contain racism and incitement of violence. Those posts have real world consequences, and are of questionable value when it comes to civil discourse. Thus, Facebook doesn't create a chilling effect if they censor those things, which is why they are cooperative.

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