Facebook and Instagram Are Censoring Protests Against Police Violence in Nigeria
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqeyg/facebook-is-censoring-protests-against-police-violence-in-nigeria
As activists tried to upload images of Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests, the social media companies blocked their posts. Facebook and Instagram are falsely tagging content linked to peaceful anti-police brutality demonstrators in Nigeria as fake news. The issue was flagged Wednesday by multiple social media users who said Facebook and Instagram were filtering out mentions of the hashtags related to the protests, which have been trending in recent days. The protests, which have lasted for (...)
