{"id":26373,"date":"2024-09-10T17:50:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/02289e0c-856a-4557-b967-81cfd2dca26012"},"modified":"2024-09-10T17:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:50:06","slug":"in-its-first-threads-case-metas-oversight-board-asked-for-clarity-on-death-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/in-its-first-threads-case-metas-oversight-board-asked-for-clarity-on-death-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"In its first Threads case, Meta\u2019s Oversight Board asked for clarity on death threats"},"content":{"rendered":"
Meta\u2019s Oversight Board has weighed in<\/span> on its first Threads case<\/span> and reversed the company\u2019s initial decision and first appeal. Regarding a post about the outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, using a phrase that translates to \u201cdrop dead \/ die\u201d in English, the board determined the phrase was used figuratively and not as a literal threat or call to violence.<\/p>\n The case was sparked by a Threads<\/span> post showing a news article about Kishida and his reaction to his political party\u2019s (ahem)<\/em> \u201cfundraising irregularities.\u201d The caption criticized the Prime Minister, accusing him of tax evasion. The user\u2019s reply demanded an explanation from the government leader and, calling him a tax evader, used the phrase \u201c\u6b7b\u306d,\u201d or \u201cdrop dead \/ die.\u201d The post also included \u201chah\u201d and derogatory language about people who wear glasses. (Watch yourself there, partner!)<\/p>\n The post went largely unnoticed, with no likes. But someone reported it under Meta\u2019s Bullying and Harassment rules. After three weeks, one of Meta\u2019s reviewers determined it instead broke the Violence and Incitement rules. The user appealed, and another reviewer agreed with the first that it violated the policy. One more appeal teed up the issue for the board, which accepted the case and overruled the two human reviewers who removed it.<\/p>\n