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After an uproar of social media backlash over what custom messages Coca-Cola permits on its personalized cans, a Fox News Digital investigation into the platform’s moderation rules reveals an inconsistent system.
Testing various words and phrases in the 18-character-or-less requirement, the Coke can customization blocks mainstream religious phrases like "Jesus is Lord" and political slogans like "Make America Great," while permitting left-wing activism, right-wing group names and even terms associated with child exploitation.<br>Religious and faith-based expressions seemed to face strict algorithmic suppression compared to secular or alternative viewpoints. Mainstream affirmations like "Jesus is Lord" and "Allah is Lord" are blocked, while anti-theist and secular phrases like "God is Dead" and "Atheist Pride," alongside religious greetings like "Shalom" and "Buddha Bless," are allowed.<br>This message popped up for rejected phrase or words: "The name or phrase you've submitted is not permitted. Names and phrases may not be permitted if they belong to a business, organization, celebrity, public figure, school, team or other trademark, are religious or political in nature, or could be considered inappropriate or unsuitable for other reasons."
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Patriotic or right-leaning slogans like "Make America Great," along with any specific political leader names and all racial or identity pride phrases ("White Pride," "Black Pride," "Black Lives Matter"), are not permitted on personalized Coke cans. However, left-wing political slogans like "Defund the Police" and controversial political groups like the far-right "Proud Boys" are acceptable.
A Fox News Digital investigation found free speech discrepancies on Coca-Cola's custom can tool. (Getty Images)
Another political disparity appeared when Fox News Digital found that "Stand with Israel" is allowed, while "Free Palestine" is blocked, highlighting arbitrary geopolitical enforcement.
Though benign religious and political terms are flagged, extreme and harmful phrases like "Pedophile Pride" and "MAP Pride" (Minor-Attracted Person) are permitted by the filter, as of Friday afternoon.<br>Additionally,...