[HN Gopher] Facebook prevents sharing New York Post story on BLM...
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       Facebook prevents sharing New York Post story on BLM co-founder's
       real estate
        
       Author : pcf
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2021-04-16 21:38 UTC (23 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.newsweek.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.newsweek.com)
        
       | pcf wrote:
       | On Facebook, you now can't post the link to this New York Post
       | article: https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/inside-blm-co-founder-
       | patrisse...
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       | FB will also prevent you from posting the Newsweek article which
       | describes how the platform is blocking the New York Post article.
       | Same link as in the title: https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-
       | prevents-sharing-new-york-...
        
         | AnimalMuppet wrote:
         | Yes, but will they prevent you from posting a link to the HN
         | discussion of the Newsweek article about them blocking the NY
         | Post article?
         | 
         | Is it possible that Facebook is a big enough share of the
         | internet that they can block the Streisand Effect? My money is
         | on "no".
        
           | MikeUt wrote:
           | The Streisand effect only happens if you find out about the
           | censorship. There's a million ways to reduce the reach of a
           | story covertly.
        
       | nvr219 wrote:
       | Of all the ways Facebook restricts speech on its platform this
       | one is pretty low on the list in my opinion. Seems like that
       | particular article has some content that violates their doxxing
       | policy (whatever that is). Other articles about the same topic
       | can be shared including from Fox.
        
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