Facebook Censorship

Country Threatens To Censor Facebook

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 02.05.2012

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NEW DELHI — India's top telecommunications official said Tuesday that Internet giants such as Facebook and Google have ignored his demands to sc...

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The Week In Art

Posted 01.19.2012

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This week on HuffPost Arts, we marveled at the world's largest street mural, gawked at some folly architecture and whispered amongst each other about ...

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150-Year-Old Painting STILL Too Graphic For Facebook

G. Roger Denson | Posted 01.11.2012

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Whether we attribute it to the power that women hold over men or Courbet's audacity to paint a frank image of a vagina as art in 1866, L'Origine du monde still has enough power to scandalize the censors at the social media giant, Facebook.

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Facebook Removes Photos From Breast Cancer Art Project

Posted 01.03.2012

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In recent months, Facebook's practice of taking down offending photographs has come under increased scrutiny, centering largely around a clause in the...

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Top 10 Occupy Wall Street Conspiracy Theories

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 12.12.2011

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Conspiracy theories have surrounded the Occupy Wall Street movement since the moment protesters hit the ground. From ties to George Soros to cries ...

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Artists Resist Facebook's Nudity Censorship Policies

Posted 11.15.2011

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Facebook has had its fair share of user controversy since its inception, but the debate over its oft-discussed censorship policy has taken an interest...

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Facebook Says It May Be Allowing 'Too Much' Free Speech

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 06.20.2011

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Facebook is reportedly negotiating with Chinese partners to launch the social network in China, where it is currently blocked from use. But expand...

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Facebook Apologizes For Censoring Gay Kiss Photo

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 06.19.2011

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Two men kissing: too risque for Facebook? The social network recently removed a picture of a gay kiss for allegedly violating its terms of use, whi...

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Facebook Apologizes To Birth Photographer

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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SHUEYVILLE, Iowa — Facebook apologized Thursday for disabling the account of an Iowa birth photographer who posted pictures the company initiall...

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Facebook Mistakenly Censors Burning Man Art

CNET News | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the most popular pieces of art at Burning Man two weeks ago was Bliss Dance, a 40-foot-tall metal sculpture of a nude dancing woman. [...] A fr...

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Facebook Apologizes For Censoring Doll's Nipples

Sydney Morning Herald | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Sydney jeweller has castigated Facebook for its "opaque" and "arbitrary" moderation system after the site apologised for censoring her images of a n...

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Facebook: Not Controlling Your Politics

Sara Hebert | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Hillary Clinton group's tech problems, teamed with the "dismissive or at best distracted" air that characterized communications with Facebook, fueled Elizabeth's fears. "It all just seemed not right."

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