grte@lemmy.caM to CanadaPolitics@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoFacebook is Blocking Canadians’ Posts About the Assassination of a BC Sikh Leader. Their Posts Were Targeted by India’s Government.pressprogress.caexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down19cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foonews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkFacebook is Blocking Canadians’ Posts About the Assassination of a BC Sikh Leader. Their Posts Were Targeted by India’s Government.pressprogress.cagrte@lemmy.caM to CanadaPolitics@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foonews@lemmy.world
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up51·1 year agoExhibit A on why getting your news from fb is a bad idea.
minus-squareAmilo159@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s not about that, at all. It’s Facebook actively removing shared events and posts within a community, because Indian gov asked them to.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoSo, fb is an unreliable place to post information you want others to see? Sounds like what I was talking about. If they are willing to remove this at the behest of a foreign nation, I do not trust them to be a disseminator of any news or information,
Exhibit A on why getting your news from fb is a bad idea.
It’s not about that, at all. It’s Facebook actively removing shared events and posts within a community, because Indian gov asked them to.
So, fb is an unreliable place to post information you want others to see?
Sounds like what I was talking about.
If they are willing to remove this at the behest of a foreign nation, I do not trust them to be a disseminator of any news or information,