MENLO PARK, CA - Local Facebook user Charlene Moldsmear had just posted a gentle-yet-critical post on her timeline about a rogue shopping cart denting her Buick LeSabre that morning, when a pop-up appeared, asking if she actually meant to call for violence against people who left shopping carts rolling around parking lots, followed by a list of recommended violent phrases.

Moldsmear's experience comes after Facebook's decision to temporarily allow calls for violence against groups that may be relatively unpopular among the tech company's staff.

"Yes, we've made a temporary change to our ironclad hate speech policy," said a Facebook spokesperson wearing a t-shirt with the words "Fiery death to anyone who posts Minion memes" emblazoned across the front. "We are doing this because we have o

See Full Page