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Bug in Facebook’s Anti-Spam Filter Allegedly Blocked Legitimate Posts about COVID-19
Facebook was reported by users for blocking posts of legitimate news about the coronavirus pandemic, allegedly due to a bug in an anti-spam system.
- Date it happened
- 2020-03-17
- Organisation involved
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