Breitbart reported that Facebook updated its Community Standards section on Violence and Incitement with language banning "threats that could lead to death (and other forms of high-severity violence)” against individuals or groups, "unless the target is an organization or individual covered in the Dangerous Individuals and Organization Policy.”

The Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy applies to "terrorist activity,” "organized hate,” "mass or serial murder,” "human trafficking,” and "organized violence or criminal activity.” While most of those categories are straightforward, critics have expressed concern that Facebook interpretes "organized hate” – which it defines as "any association” whose words, actions, or views "attack individuals based on characteristics, including race, religious affiliation, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, serious disease or disability” – to encompass non-hateful conservative views

Last month, it was revealed that Facebook’s criteria for identifying potential "hate agents” doesn’t merely include discernible hate speech or association with established hate groups, but can include simply interviewing individuals the tech giant deems hateful.

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