I’m not sure this is a bad idea, although I’m sure Facebook implemented it in a profoundly shitty manner.
Employers have a responsibility to protect their employees from all kinds of risks, including physical attacks. Having a list of people who have previously issued threats is prudent. Furthermore, if you have the means to identify threats as they approach your employees, you have the responsibility to use it.
Should the list be more formalized, with processes for getting on and off it clearly defined? Perhaps, but that’s really up to Facebook’s risk management team to decide.
If I were a Facebook employee that had been the victim of harassment in the workplace, you can bet I’d be behind this 100%.
