Facebook blocks revolution hashtag on independence day weekend

facebook came below fire sunday for blocking the hashtag “revolution” on the fourth of july, a federal vacation celebrating the avenue of the affirmation of independence during the american alteration.

sharp-eyed social-media mavens noticed starting friday that facebook searches for “#revolution” were met with a “keeping our people safe” declaration with an shadow of a locked page and the message, “posts with alteration are temporarily inscrutable here.”

“some contented in those posts goes counter our people standards,” said the message, which included a wed to the standards page.

facebook bars a army of contented that violates its people standards below categories that include “violence and incitement,” “sexual solicitation” and “false news,” barring the tech platform did not decipher online why “#revolution” had been canceled.

the arrest was calm in chattels sunday, prompting copiousness of commentary from critics almost the sentence to check the hashtag on a weekend dedicated to commemorating the american alteration.

“welcome to the re-education of america on independence day weekend,” tweeted rep. thomas massie, kentucky republican.

rep. madison cawthorn, north carolina republican, tweeted that “#bigtech is at it again, prohibiting americans from commemorating our independence from a arbitrary government.”

“they don’t deficiency to admonish history accordingly it is repeating itself,” said mr. cawthorn. “wake up, america.”

the washington times has reached disembowel to facebook for criticise.