Otter

Facebook removed every post linking to Kansas Reflector’s website, apparently in response to an op-ed about Facebook's censorship of climate-related ads

https://lemmy.ca/post/18773791

Facebook removed every post linking to Kansas Reflector’s website, apparently in response to an op-ed about Facebook's censorship of climate-related ads - Lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8351513 [https://slrpnk.net/post/8351513] > The op-ed which apparently set of Facebook [https://kansasreflector.com/2024/04/04/when-facebook-fails-local-media-matters-even-more-for-our-planets-future/]

Apr 4, 2024 at 10:10pmWeb
Show threadOptionalApr 4, 2024
I mean . . . facepals is horrible to begin with . . .
Show threadSteal WoolApr 4, 2024
Congrats
Show threadOptionalApr 5, 2024
Cheers
Show threadSemi-Hemi-DemigodApr 4, 2024
I was just saying in another thread how we live in a corporate feudal state, and Zuckerberg is a tiny lord with terrible fashion and interior decorating sense.
Show threadEnder2kApr 5, 2024

@otter Now it makes sense!

Today I got notice on Facebook that several of my posts from last year were removed for violating community standards on cybersecurity—they were all links to articles from The Reflector.

Jerks.

Show threadrayyyApr 5, 2024
So, you know what to do - post it on every site you can find and tell your friends.
Show threadExcrubulentApr 5, 2024

Well that’s a great way to get other outlets reporting on this news that is then harder to suppress and which more people on FB will now see.

I could’ve just said “Streisand effect” but I think the mechanisms are interesting.

Show threadsilence7Apr 5, 2024
OP: If you’re in Canada, Meta banned news there entirely
Changes to News Availability on Our Platforms in Canada | Meta

The Online News Act is based on the incorrect premise that Meta benefits unfairly from news content shared on our platforms, when the reverse is true. News outlets voluntarily share content on Facebook and Instagram to expand their audiences and help their bottom line.

Meta
Show threadOtterApr 5, 2024

Oh I must have missed this, it includes international orgs too. What’s weird is that I can still view and like those posts, but I can’t share them consistently.

I’ll assume that’s a good thing, and either their implementation sucks or some privacy related configuration of mine is helping.