Debated sharing that blocked Aung San Suu Kyi report on Facebook or keeping quiet for safety

Last month I found a detailed article from a Myanmar exile journalist about a protest that got completely buried in the country's news blackout. I had to choose between posting it on my Facebook with a VPN or just leaving it alone. I went with the VPN and shared it, and within 3 hours my account got flagged for review by Facebook's automated system. Has anyone else taken that risk and had it backfire or work out okay?

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cole_davis4714d ago

Yeah that "got flagged within 3 hours" part is painfully familiar. Ive found that posting through a VPN and then immediately taking the link down after a few hours helps, before their automated systems wake up. Also try breaking the article into screenshots instead of sharing the direct link next time.

blake30213d ago

Honestly, that whole approach sounds like asking for trouble. If you're going to risk it, why half-step by taking the link down after a few hours? Screenshots are sketchy too because they can be traced back through metadata or file hashes if anyone really wants to dig. The safer move is probably just accepting that some stories are better left in the dark until the dust settles, not playing cat and mouse with Facebook's bots. Ngl, getting flagged that fast tells me their systems are way tighter than people give them credit for, and trying to outsmart them just gets you a permanent ban.