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Facebook blocked local news site for posting an editorial critical of them

• boomboomsubban 3y ago
  Only seven hours between mistaken takedown and the problem being fixed? A surprisingly fast response from Facebook, I guess the optics of this was worse than most their erroneous takedowns.
  • nurtbo 3y ago
    And they still didn’t restore access to the critical article! Puts the lie to it being a system error.
    • boomboomsubban 3y ago
      You're right, it hasn't been completely fixed. I rescind my tiny amount of praise for now. Honestly, a one day response would still surprise me. I'd bet on system error though, though after the eBay scandal I suppose anything is possible.
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• xk_id 3y ago
  Fwiw, I’ve seen comments on HN about problematic aspects in FB’s past, which were factually correct and delivered on a neutral tone, but were reported/flagged and became invisible.
  • hulitu 3y ago
    Welcome to HN. Some people underestand that discussion means to suppress the other opinion.