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Facebook removes a mildly offensive comment directed toward a car in a car group: A Facebook user commented "fat booty" in reference to a car in a car group. Facebook removed the comment because the…
Facebook removes post referring to a scenic place because the name sounded offensive: The New York Post reported that users of the "Love Norfolk Broads" Facebook page had their accounts restricted…
Facebook placed a sensitive content filter over baked goods: The Facebook account All Day I Dream About Food posts pictures of Keto recipes and dishes. Facebook placed a sensitive content…
Liberal Fact-Checker Labels Babylon Bee Piece ‘False’
Autumn Johnson
Lead Stories, a liberal fact-checker site, labeled a satire article from The Babylon Bee as “false.”
The fact-check on the…
Facebook flags gardening group that discusses the 'hoe' tool and killing bugs: Facebook flagged posts that used the word "hoe" in a group called WNY Gardeners when users referred to the useful…
Facebook censors users who use old, standard slang for a car's transmission: In another example of the ridiculous AI algorithm that Facebook employs in its censorship efforts, a user who runs an…
Twitter suspends former Treasury Department official for comparing CNN anchor to fictional movie character: Will Upton, a former public affairs official at the Treasury Department, was suspended from…
Bad Twitter algorithm strikes again: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of his censorship notice. He had tweeted: "@Capitals @Lexus SHOOT THE PUCK." The Twitter algorithm decided that this…
Facebook suspends user over joke meme: Facebook finds no humor in jokes or satire, as it once again demonstrated. A Twitter user tweeted screenshots showing a censorship notice for a humorous meme.…
Twitter censors satirical video recorded by a black conservative making fun of Black Lives Matter: Damani Bryant Felder, a conservative personality on social media, recorded a satirical video…
User claims Facebook banned him for 30 days for a Muslim meme: A Twitter user complained that Facebook banned him for 30 days. He shared a screenshot showing that Facebook claimed a meme he shared…
Facebook deletes another Babylon Bee post, claiming it could lead to "physical harm": In yet another stunning case proving that Facebook has absolutely no sense of humor, they have once again deleted…
Instagram removes patriotic post of conservative account: Ole Murica, a conservative Instagram account that reposts memes and videos of other content makers, posted a graphic with the message "I…
Twitter censors user's tweet about the BBC: A Twitter user shared a meme that said: "Is that true? Or did you hear it on the BBC?" The meme was censored with a sensitive content filter.…
Instagram deletes post from Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, threatens to delete his account: Seth Dillon, the CEO of the Christian satirical news site The Babylon Bee received a notice from…
Facebook restricts retired Vanderbilt professor from live streaming the day before she planned to do so for a virtual event: Dr. Carol Swain, a retired Vanderbilt professor of political science…
Cartoon is one of many flagged by Facebook's fact-checkers for the most arbitrary reason: Several memes, including a cartoon by Pat Cross of The College Fix, highlighting the…
Twitter suspends a parody account for satirical headline: A Twitter parody account of The Guardian known as The Grauniad was suspended for one of its headlines. The head line read: "Opinion | I can…
Lacking all sense of humor, Facebook fact checks joke meme: A joke meme that started circulating after inauguration day got fact checked by Facebook. The meme looks like an official letter from…
Facebook removes Monty Python inspired Babylon Bee article, Demonetizes its page: The Babylon Bee took inspiration from Monty Python when it produced an article titled: "Senator Hirono Demands…