[Wamvan] We Won!

[Natalie Hill]

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

what a HUGE freaking victory. looking forward to seeing the changes in
action.

so proud of everyone involved in this. way to go.

this is what WAM! is all about!!

awesome, awesome, awesome.

- N




On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hoping some of you already saw this, but at any rate I'm super happy about
> it. Thanks to everyone who put in your two cents via Twitter or email to
> Facebook advertisers.
>
> http://www.womenactionmedia.org/fbagreement/
>
> Last Tuesday, Women, Action & the Media, the Everyday Sexism Project and
> author/activist Soraya Chemaly launched a campaign to call on Facebook to
> take concrete, effective action to end gender-based hate speech on its
> site. Since then, participants sent over 60,000 tweets and 5000 emails, and
> our coalition has grown to over 100 women’s movement and social justice
> organizations.
>
> Today, we are pleased to announce that Facebook has responded with a
> important commitment to refine its approach to hate speech. Facebook has
> admirably done more than most other companies to address this topic in
> regards to content policy. In a statement released today, Facebook
> addressed our concerns and committed to evaluating and updating its
> policies, guidelines and practices relating to hate speech, improving
> training for its content moderators and increasing accountability for
> creators of misogynist content.
>
> Facebook has also invited Women, Action & the Media, The Everyday Sexism
> Project and members of our coalition to contribute to these efforts and be
> part of an ongoing conversation. As part of these efforts, we will work
> closely with Facebook on the issue of how Community Standards around hate
> speech are evaluated and to ensure best practices represent the interests
> of our coalition.
>
> For details regarding Facebook’s response, please visit here<https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-safety/controversial-harmful-and-hateful-speech-on-facebook/574430655911054>
> .
>
> Facebook has already been a leader on the internet in addressing hate
> speech on its service. We believe that this is the foundation for an
> effective working collaboration designed to confront gender-based hate
> speech effectively. Our mutual intent is to create safe spaces, both on and
> off-line. We see this as a vital and essential component to the valuable
> work that Facebook is doing to address cyber-bulling, harassment and real
> harm.
>
> “It is because Facebook has committed to having policies to address these
> issues that we felt it was necessary to take these actions and press for
> that commitment to fully recognize how the real world safety gap
> experienced by women globally is dynamically related to our online lives,”
> explains Soraya Chemaly.
>
> “We have been inspired and moved beyond expression by the outpouring of
> energy, creativity and support for this campaign from communities,
> companies and individuals around the world. It is a testament to the
> strength of public feeling behind these issues.” says Laura Bates, founder
> of the Everyday Sexism Project.
>
> Jaclyn Friedman, executive director of Women Action and the Media (WAM!),
> said: “We are reaching an international tipping point in attitudes towards
> rape and violence against women. We hope that this effort stands as a
> testament to the power of collaborative action.”
>
> We are hopeful that this moment will mark an historic transition in
> relation to media and women’s rights in which Facebook is acknowledged as a
> leader in fostering safer, genuinely inclusive online communities, setting
> industry precedents for others to follow.We look forward to collaborating
> with these communities on actions both big and small until we live in a
> world that’s safe and just for women and girls, and for everyone.
>
>
> --
> --------------------
> Jarrah Hodge
> @jarrahpenguin
> http://gender-focus.com
> --------------------
>
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