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15 Apr 2021 - Facebook censors NY Post story on BLM co-founder real estate splurge #584

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https://greenwald.substack.com/p/aclu-again-cowardly-abstains-from

In December, ten local BLM chapters severed ties with the national group amidst questions and suspicions over the handling of activities and finances by one of its co-founders, Patrisse Cullors, who had assumed the title of Executive Director. On April 10, The New York Post published an exposé on what it called Cullors’ “million-dollar real estate buying binge.” [...] The Post included photos of several of the properties obtained from public real estate listings.

https://www.inquiremore.com/p/why-did-facebook-censor-the-new-york

Now, it appears that Facebook is once again putting its thumb on the scale, and it has to do with another New York Post article. Users worldwide are reporting that they can’t share a New York Post story about a Black Lives Matter co-founder buying several real estate properties, including a $1.4 million California home, on any of Facebook’s services (Facebook’s social network, Instagram, and Messenger all appear to be impacted)

And Facebook confirmed: twitter.com/benyt/status/1382870464066945028