[saagarjha]

> However, content that strays outside the bounds of common decency, probably needs to be censored.

"Common decency" is not a some fixed, widely-agreed upon thing. There are many books that are controversial because they discuss racism, for example; should they be censored?

[osrec]

Yes, "common decency" is subjective, much like "inoffensive content", as I mention in my original comment. I'm well aware of the subjectivity at play here.

Point is, if you choose to run a platform such as Facebook, you need to find a fair, balanced definition of what is undoubtedly a very subjective concept. If you don't get it right, people will boycott you, as many corporates have done with Facebook. Facebook have clearly not got this right, and it may well hurt their bottom line.

[troughway]

> If you don't get it right, people will boycott you, as many corporates have done with Facebook.

Don't be naive. Their boycott has nothing to do with some moral altruism. It's the bottom line that's affected.