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'A South Wairarapa councillor is pushing for her council to stop using Facebook
and Instagram, citing a poor ethical track record from parent company Meta.
As a member of the LGBTQ community, councillor Rebecca Gray said the threat of
harm for specific communities was increasing on Meta platforms.
She was also concerned by "a change in policies within the social media
businesses regarding tolerance of hate speech and disinformation".
"My concern is by using platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, that if we
are using that company, are we saying we are supportive of the harm that
company is doing in different communities?" she asked elected members at a
recent meeting.
"We need to have the ability to make a conscious decision about what we want to
support as a council and what we don't want to support."
Gray's report to the council's Strategy Working Committee made suggestions that
the council develop, with urgency, a Digital Communications and Data Integrity
policy.
She also suggested the council should immediately withdraw from using social
media as a communication tool "until such time as we can be assured of the
safety of our whole community and the integrity of democracy on these
platforms".
Her report also highlighted concerns with the council's use of artificial
intelligence.'
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