Within hours, 24,343 people RSVPed as attending on an event page protesting Facebook deleting a photo of two men kissing.
Facebook Pulls Photo Of Two Men Kissing
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Uganda Rumored To Want Facebook Blocked
Rumor has it that Uganda’s government wants to block access to Facebook and Twitter, but local Internet service providers haven’t given in to a possible demand of that kind.
Facebook Pulls Spinnaker Photo Suggesting Oral
Facebook pulled a larger version of the image you see to the left, from the page of the University of North Florida’s student newspaper, Spinnaker.
Facebook Pulls Cop Killer Jamie Hood's Fan Page
Facebook has removed a fan page dedicated to alleged police killer Jamie Hood, as the Georgia police are using the social network to ask the suspect to surrender.
U.S. Facebook Traffic Detoured Through China
A sizable amount of network traffic including Facebook surfers was re-routed from an AT&T line in the U.S. through Chinanet. Some believe this was a deliberate rerouting by the Chinese government, which has blocked its citizens from accessing the social network for about two years.
Facebook Accidentally Censors Art
Facebook prevented admins who run the Academy of Art Facebook page from uploading images after pulling a photo off the page.
Art Show Gains Attention From Facebook Censorship
For hot New York art curator Savannah Spirit, it was just a matter of course that she’d share images from her latest show, Hotter Than July: A Sexploration, with her 2,000-plus friends on the social network. The folks over at Facebook didn’t bother to reserve judgment on the show, and instead pulled her account without warning on the day it opened.
Egypt Blocks Access To Facebook
Egyptian authorities are trying to block access to Facebook within the country in an effort to quell anti-government demonstrations organized via the social network.
India Roiled By "I Hate Gandhi" Facebook Page
An Indian police officer has formally accused Facebook and seven administrators of a Facebook group of purposefully trying to tarnish Mahatma Gandhi’s reputation and image.
Falsely Tagged Facebook Photo Gets Palestinian Jail Time And Trial
Aphoto mocking Palestinian President Mahmoud on Facebook didn’t even include local journalist Mamdouh Hamamreh, but someone tagging him in the image was enough to prompt authorities to detail him for 50 days and schedule a trial for next month.
