The internal XCheck Program guide exposes the truth. It claims that those who are ‘newsworthy’, ‘influential or popular’, or ‘PR risky’ get more protection. In short, the users who help drive traffic, or might threaten traffic across Facebook’s platforms should be treated with kid gloves.
Example: Brazil’s Neymar
Popular Brazilian soccer star Neymar has more than 150 million followers on Instagram (parent company Facebook). His account qualifies for XCheck privileged status.
In 2019, Neymar was accused of rape. He used his platform on Facebook and Instagram to show his followers WhatsApp videos and correspondence from his accuser. This included her name and nude photos.
Facebook moderators left the information up for more than a day. In any other case, it would have been immediately taken down. In the meantime, fifty-six million Facebook and Instagram users saw Neymar’s post. Later, in a separate document, Facebook admitted that the post was ‘revenge porn.’ And that the post exposed the woman to possible abuse from other users.
