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TIL the "Keep Calm and Carry On" meme got banned on Facebook for being too political in 2019
Facebook removed it during the UK election claiming it violated their ad policies about campaign material. I still think a WWII era slogan that's been a joke for years is way less dangerous than letting candidates run unopposed with no satire allowed.
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matthewh283d ago
Back when my local brewery tried running a simple "Drink Local Beer" ad with a vintage 1940s poster design, Facebook flagged it as political content. We spent three weeks going back and forth with their support, and they kept asking for documentation proving it wasn't a campaign ad. Finally just gave up and started running the same image through Instagram where it went through fine. Their automated systems are way too aggressive with anything that even looks retro or slogan-ish, especially near election time.
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the_dakota4d ago
Heard from a friend who runs a political blog that Facebook's algorithm couldn't tell the difference between a meme and real campaign ads, so they just nuked everything to be safe.
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