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Here’s something truly horrifying that you can apparently view on Facebook these days: “a clip of a masked man killing a woman, which is believed to have been filmed in Mexico,” as the BBC describes it. Facebook had previously banned such graphic content, but the BBC says it was alerted to a change in policy “by a reader who said the firm was refusing to remove a page showing [the] clip.”

What gives? Per the social network’s statement to the BBC:

Facebook has long been a place where people turn to share their experiences, particularly when they’re connected to controversial events on the ground, such as human rights abuses, acts of terrorism and other violent events. People are sharing this video on Facebook to condemn it. If the video were being celebrated, or the actions in it encouraged, our approach would be different However, since some people object to graphic video of this nature, we are working to give people additional control over the content they see. This may include warning them in advance that the image they are about to see contains graphic content.

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