Meta Censors Cornell 7 Case Posts

Meta blocks posts about Cornell rape case as feminist groups demand action.

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Meta Censors Cornell 7 Case Posts

Meta blocks posts about Cornell rape case as feminist groups demand action.

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Meta blocks posts about Cornell rape case as feminist groups demand action. Meta censors posts about Cornell 7 rape case after feminist groups claim it silences survivor voices. Originally reported by Mashable.

Cornell rape lawsuit sparks social media

Cornell rape lawsuit sparks social media

A civil lawsuit claims seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and raped Jane Doe at Cornell University.

Feminist groups accuse Meta of censorship

anna iovine, a white woman with curly chin-length brown hair, smiles at the camera

UltraViolet and other gender justice organizations claim Meta is censoring posts about the Cornell case.

Florence Pugh's post blocked

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Instagram placed a sensitive-content warning on Florence Pugh's post supporting Jane Doe, preventing some users from seeing it.

Meta lifts warning but censors second posts

Meta lifted the warning for adults but a second post about the case was still labeled as sensitive content.

Coalition demands Zuckerberg and Mosseri act

A coalition of 15 organizations calls for Meta's leadership to stop censoring posts about the Cornell rape case.

The big picture

Meta censors posts about Cornell 7 rape case after feminist groups claim it silences survivor voices.

Read the original on Mashable

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