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Facebook removed every post linking to Kansas Reflector’s website, apparently in response to an op-ed about Facebook's censorship of climate-related ads (kansasreflector.com)
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8351513

The op-ed which apparently set of Facebook

Personal anecdote

Recently I've been having trouble sharing any news related post on Instagram. Its not just Canadian news agencies, its anything news like.

Meanwhile I can share low quality spam just fine.

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[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 22 points 7 months ago

Well that's a great way to get other outlets reporting on this news that is then harder to suppress and which more people on FB will now see.

I could've just said "Streisand effect" but I think the mechanisms are interesting.