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Why is Facebook limiting political content in Indonesia, Brazil and Canada?
Ahmad Lukman couldn’t take it anymore when he decided to deactivate his Facebook account in 2020.
Key points:
- Facebook is trialling a reduction in political content for Indonesian, Brazilian and Canadian users
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg says people don’t want “politics and fighting” to take over the platform
- Some experts say Facebook’s decision could potentially backfire and worsen political polarisation
Mr Lukman had begun to feel uncomfortable being on the world’s largest networking platform in 2014, when his native Indonesia was holding a presidential election.
“The timeline had too many religious debates linked to politics,” he said.
“Over time, I became annoyed and became disgusted by the majority of my friends on Facebook who have started to…
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