“Because the stories that don’t get shared are as important as the ones that do”

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 10-31-2016

As Facebook comes under fire for its alleged censorship and tracking of activists and protesters, a coalition of more than 70 groups and individuals has demanded the social media behemoth “clarify its policy on removing video and other content, especially human rights documentation, at the request of government actors.”

A letter (pdf)—whose signatories include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 350.org, Color of Change, and the Indigenous Environmental Network—sent Monday cites recent incidents including:

• the deactivation of Korryn Gaines’ account,
• the removal of iconic photographs,
• reports of suppression of Indigenous resistance,
• continued reports of Black activists’ content being removed,
• and the disabling of Palestinian journalists’ accounts following your meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister.

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