Gaye Frances Willard
Case #
1443

Image of Santa Claus kneeling before the infant Jesus in a manger slapped with sensitive content filter: A painting by Gaye Frances Willard depicting Santa Claus kneeling before the infant Jesus in a manger received a sensitive content filter from Facebook. The label indicated the image "may show violent or graphic content." Two years ago the image was also identified as "violent" or "graphic" in 2018. In both instances, following public pressure, the sensitive filter was eventually removed. In the latest incident Facebook responded, "Automated systems mistakenly applied a warning to this image which was removed as soon as we identified the error." Facebook supposedly "err[s] on the side of allowing content, even when some find it objectionable," according to the platform's community standards. Apparently, this image was so egregious that it warranted a filter that must be clicked through in order for it to be viewed. Speaking on misinformation, a Facebook executive said, "that around 95 percent of Facebook users don’t click-through the warning labels to view posts that are labeled for misinformation." Both misinformation labels (also known as filters or interstitials) and sensitive content warnings necessitate the same type of click-through action from users in order to be viewed.      

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