It wouldnt be the first time Facebooks filters blocked posts containing harmlessor possibly life-savinginformation.
In dozens of examples documented by the newspaper, Facebook flagged the posts as misleading spam.
The algorithms targeting other types of banned content, like spam, result in even more mistakes.
Residents of Coulsdon say their town’s name is being censored by Facebook.© SevenMaps/Shutterstock
News from the future, delivered to your present.
Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey, too.