Facebook slammed for same-sex marriage bias

Mar 18, 2016 by

From The Christian Institute:

Facebook has come under fire for endorsing same-sex marriage in Australia, as the country approaches an important vote on the issue.

From the start of March, all Facebook users were given the option of adding a pro same-sex marriage slogan to the bottom of their profile picture.

However, no such function is available for users who oppose the redefinition of marriage.

Lyle Shelton, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby, said that as a shareholder owned company, Facebook is entitled to support whatever cause it chooses.

But he stressed that it should consider its many users “who will always believe marriage is between one man and one woman”.

He added: “Many people will feel pressure not to express their views in support of marriage because of Facebook’s enabling of just one side of the debate.”

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