
Meta’s New “Hateful Conduct Community Standards” Policy and its (Dis)Alignment with International Human Rights Law on Hate Speech
Francesca Cassano (Università degli Studi di Milano) 1. Introduction On January 7th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (hereafter also referred to as the “Company” or the “Platform”), announced several changes to the content moderation policies governing its social media platforms, namely Facebook, Instagram and Threads. These reforms addressed two