There are lots of things that are widely believed unethical for no particularly good reason. People are raised into a set of beliefs and they mostly stick with them, especially when there's rarely a reason to re-examine those beliefs.
One example of something widely believed to be unethical is nudity. There is a belief that seeing a human being in its natural, naked state is inherently harmful and that nakedness itself is shameful.
I'm not a nudist; I very much prefer wearing clothing. I just think it's a good example, because few people ever think about it. Everybody just wears clothing and only weirdos don't. The mechanism by which it causes harm is rarely examined.
(The increasing reverence towards natural things in recent years suggests to me that people may be more open to reexamining that belief, making it a more effective example.)
It's not that the majority are always wrong. Just sometimes. And not just in the past or in some other society.
I don't disagree that there are differences. I'm trying to point out that if you merely demand that Facebook take sides, they will probably take the side of the majority. Most of the time that's fine—like in the case of Nazis—but sometimes it will result in them suppressing minorities that deserve to be heard.
One example of something widely believed to be unethical is nudity. There is a belief that seeing a human being in its natural, naked state is inherently harmful and that nakedness itself is shameful.
I'm not a nudist; I very much prefer wearing clothing. I just think it's a good example, because few people ever think about it. Everybody just wears clothing and only weirdos don't. The mechanism by which it causes harm is rarely examined.
(The increasing reverence towards natural things in recent years suggests to me that people may be more open to reexamining that belief, making it a more effective example.)
It's not that the majority are always wrong. Just sometimes. And not just in the past or in some other society.