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14 Jun 2020 - Facebook mistakenly suspends user for photo of chained aboriginal people in response to Australian PM #559

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https://reclaimthenet.org/facebook-apologizes-for-censoring-photo-of-aboriginal-people-in-chains-then-does-it-again/

The Facebook user accompanied the photo with a caption saying, “Kidnapped, ripped from the arms of their loved ones, and forced into back-breaking labor: The brutal reality of life as a Kanaka worker – but Scott Morrison claims ‘there was no slavery in Australia.”

Facebook not only removed the post but also suspended the account. [...] it included nudity [...].

Facebook restored the post and account on Friday [...] its automated flagging system mistakenly removed the post [...].

[...] this weekend, Facebook was still preventing users from sharing stories that featured the photo and even the article about Facebook’s censorship of the photo was removed by Facebook.

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