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Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

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Video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay.

Video was posted in Nigeria , one of more than 30 of Africa ’s 54 countries where homosexuality is criminalized.

Facebook admitted two errors regarding the said video, the panel said.

Board recommended Meta update its Coordinating Harm and Promoting Crime Community Standard to include clear examples of “outing-risk groups”.

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semi-formal

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English

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76

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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