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Telegraph article Facebook accused of censorship WPUk

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Indierockandroll · 21/07/2018 07:05

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/21/facebook-accused-censoring-feminist-campaign-website-concerned/

No comment from FB though

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TransplantsArePlants · 21/07/2018 08:03

SPOFS

I'd like to see it in Grazia. But AFAIK Gaby Hinsliff hasn't woken up to the GC view yet. She writes for the Guardian as well

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Indierockandroll · 21/07/2018 08:00

Wanderabout - now that's disturbing and I also hope this comes out in the wash on Twitter today.

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Pratchet · 21/07/2018 08:00

Targeting Glinner' agent

Telegraph article Facebook accused of censorship WPUk
Pratchet · 21/07/2018 07:58

uk.businessinsider.com/channel-4-finds-facebook-not-deleting-child-abuse-and-racism-2018-7?r=US&IR=T

Interesting link from Helen Mermaids twitter feed

Bowlofbabelfish · 21/07/2018 07:55

Good on the telegraph. Yes I imagine the majority of their readership is fairly gender critical, but a balanced article is a good thing.

ReluctantCamper · 21/07/2018 07:54

fucking hell wanderabout, just followed your twitter link

if that woman was really involved in this I hope it comes to light

ReluctantCamper · 21/07/2018 07:51

the thing is SPOFS, this isn't about genderism vs gender critical any more. it's about people using violence and social engineering techniques to censor perfectly valid political opinions.

Wanderabout · 21/07/2018 07:49

Just saw this on twitter:

mobile.twitter.com/hear_woman/status/1020557836718395392

If someone from that charity has been complicit in targeted harassment of a campaign group during an open political discussion on the GRA that is disturbing on a number of levels.

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Indierockandroll · 21/07/2018 07:47

I couldn't find it on their Twitter feed but hoping they add it.

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SPOFS · 21/07/2018 07:46

The thing is, I feel like the majority of Telegraph readers are probably already gender critical. So whilst it's a good article, it's not the audience we should be targeting. Ideally, we need to get our story into the sources that young women are reading, which is probably never gonna happen. Sad

ReluctantCamper · 21/07/2018 07:43

good article, thanks for signposting it

don't know how their website works, but when I browse the UK news it's the top article. I hope that's what everyone sees and not just me.

people need to understand what is going on here.

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Indierockandroll · 21/07/2018 07:42

Research stories though researching tories might not be a bad idea either.....

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Indierockandroll · 21/07/2018 07:41

Ah yes the clicky link, thanks R0wan!

And for always making it easy to research tories by adding related links and bringing the subject matter together in one place.

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Wanderabout · 21/07/2018 07:30

Clicky link (hopefully):

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/21/facebook-accused-censoring-feminist-campaign-website-concerned/

Great article. Raises some important wider questions about the role and unchecked level of interest of companies like Facebook in democracy too

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Indierockandroll · 21/07/2018 07:25

Thanks for picking that up TimeLady

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TimeLady · 21/07/2018 07:21

and, most recently, two bomb threats which are still being investigated by police.

TWO bomb threats? Where/when was the second one?

TransplantsArePlants · 21/07/2018 07:17

Another excellent mainstream article. Onwards and upwards!

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Indierockandroll · 21/07/2018 07:16

Yes it was all over Twitter as FB had censored posts linking to WPUK for not meeting 'community standards.' I think it was due to a large volume of idiots reporting WPUK out of spite.

I want this highligted in mainstream media, as Telegraph has picked up, to highlight this censorship without reason or explanation.

I want to see a statement of apology from FB but I guess hell will freeze over first.

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NicoAndTheNiners · 21/07/2018 07:11

I saw a statement from WPUK,about this yesterday. Looks like fb took them down for a bit after multiple reports against them saying they were being transphobic, etc.

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