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Why I was banned by Facebook –Journalist
Renowned international investigative Cameroonian journalist, Simon Ateba, has explained why he was recently banned from Facebook.
The Washington DC based editor-in-chief of online news website, Today News Africa, said the action was taken because he allegedly posted an ‘indecent’ video posted on his news site.
However, he also expressed his dismay at being suspended three months out of seven in just this year alone.
Ateba, in a response to a Sunday Telegraph enquiry, directed us to his website where he indicated that he has been a victim of the Facebook police more than once which according to him, is an algorithm that targets words like “sex”, “erection” and the likes.
New Telegraph, August 12, 2018
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