[omd]

Trying to keep a certain level of civil discourse on a social website is not a slippery slope. Banning rape jokes is not a slippery slope. For as long as I can remember Facebook has had the option to report posts about:

- Hate speech or symbol

- Spam or scam

- Graphic violence

- Drug use

- Nudity or pornography

That is not trampling the First Amendment. There are plenty of other hate forums where people who are afraid of a slippery slope can freely enjoy and share rape jokes.

[theorique]

That is not trampling the First Amendment.

Correct - that only refers to prohibition of government censorship.

I suspect that Facebook wants to keep things "nice" (for some value of "nice") so that the advertisers won't get spooked away and they can continue on their trajectory of world domination.

The trouble is that not every user, advertiser, or activist group agrees on what is "nice", or at least "permissible".