i3m Blog » blocked http://internal3m.com/CMS/Wordpress Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:54:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Facebook’s spam program catches activists http://internal3m.com/CMS/Wordpress/2011/08/20/facebooks-spam-program-catches-activists/ http://internal3m.com/CMS/Wordpress/2011/08/20/facebooks-spam-program-catches-activists/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:03:58 +0000 http://internal3m.com/CMS/Wordpress/?p=156 [...]]]> Facebook has sent notes of apology and is changing automated systems that blocked environmental activists and other people from posting on like-minded Facebook pages.

The activists weren’t victims of censorship, but rather an anti-spam computer algorithm that was impersonally doing what it was designed to do.

via Facebook’s spam program catches activists – Technology & science – Tech and gadgets – msnbc.com.

 

This highlights the importance of building your own space, and not relying on mega companies to look after your interests. -JA

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