Employees at Facebook parent company Meta are raising concerns about censorship and unclear moderation practices on the company’s internal Workplace platform. They have reported that their posts and comments have been removed without clear explanation, prompting the formation of a watchdog group, “CEE Watch,” to monitor these removals and advocate for greater transparency in content moderation practices.
According to a report by Business Insider, the company implemented “Community Engagement Expectations” (CEE) prohibiting discussions on a bunch of sensitive topics, including politics, health and weapons, and restricting mocking of protected categories such as race.
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Employees have accused the company of using the CEE rules – formed in 2022, updated in October – to censor valid discussions.
“CEE language is intentionally vague and we cannot know how it’s being enforced without openly sharing our violations with each other,” a welcome post on the CEE Watch page says.
What employees are saying
Meta employees are criticising the company’s content moderation policies on its internal Workplace platform, alleging censorship and a lack of transparency. Several employees have reported posts and comments being removed, sparking debate about the boundaries of acceptable workplace discussions.
One employee reported that multiple posts related to Palestinians had been removed over the past year, questioning how employees can engage in discussions about “acceptable forms of identity” at work. Another employee commented that it was an “open secret” within the “Muslim@” employee resource group that seemingly harmless posts had been removed.
Citing internal documents, the report says that Meta prohibits content that has the “potential to trigger disruptive comments” on topics including political movements or causes, citing examples like slogans such as “Free Puerto Rico,” “Liberate Hong Kong,” “Free Palestine”, Make America Great Again’; ‘Build Back Better’; or ‘Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow!’).”
Employees are now openly challenging these policies, with some framing it as a free speech issue. One employee, whose post linking to a news article about political figures and Meta’s CEO was removed, explicitly labeled it as a “free speech issue.”
What Meta has to say
A company spokesperson reportedly said Meta didn’t remove internal employee comments just because it doesn’t agree with or like them, adding that many critical comments remained up on Meta’s internal communications boards.
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