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Rver

(96 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:08 PM Mar 2020

Wife just told me

some of her FB friends that have posted stories and links about covid 19 have been removed by FB. Something about violating their policy. She said that one was a link to the Atlantic. If I had a fb page I'd delete it now.

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Wife just told me (Original Post) Rver Mar 2020 OP

It's a glitch. It's happening all over Roland99 Mar 2020 #1

Not a glitch. rockfordfile Mar 2020 #7

See this Roland99 Mar 2020 #9

A friend had a post removed for saying they were closing liquor stores in Pennsylvania. LisaM Mar 2020 #2

I had a NYC shelter-in-place article removed as spam... EarthFirst Mar 2020 #3

Shit, FB is screwing us big time ... just damn uponit7771 Mar 2020 #4

It's a glitch, y'all, and Facebook is working on it. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #5

I'm glad it's a glitch, but that is HILARIOUS. LisaM Mar 2020 #6

Some people that your wife knows had some posts deleted by Facebook, HeartachesNhangovers Mar 2020 #8

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

1. It's a glitch. It's happening all over

Reply to Rver (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:09 PM

Mar 2020

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213118016

rockfordfile

(8,695 posts)

7. Not a glitch.

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:45 PM

Mar 2020

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

9. See this

Reply to rockfordfile (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:45 PM

Mar 2020

#Facebook
YouTube, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc warned on Monday that more videos and other content could be erroneously removed for policy violations, as the companies empty offices and rely on automated takedown software during the coronavirus pandemic

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/facebook-youtube-warn-of-ai-moderation-errors-as-coronavirus-empties-offices-11584425433325.html

LisaM

(27,794 posts)

2. A friend had a post removed for saying they were closing liquor stores in Pennsylvania.

Reply to Rver (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:10 PM

Mar 2020

Reason being it could "incite a riot".

I'm guessing FB is hiring a bunch of freelancers who don't know what they are doing.

EarthFirst

(2,897 posts)

3. I had a NYC shelter-in-place article removed as spam...

Reply to Rver (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:10 PM

Mar 2020

I have friends who also had items removed as innocuous as an article on virtual museums and a list of things to do with your children during a school closing...