Facebook’s policies are more than a little confusing.
Earlier this morning the Irish Times’s Facebook page was taken offline due to an “offensive” image.
Here’s the image they posted:
Photo copyright The Irish Times – taken by Paddy Whelan in 1990
They’ve since published a more “sanitised” version with an explanation of what happened.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152029725361158&set=a.10150091152971158.270119.45441411157&type=1&stream_ref=10
You can also read the story behind the original photo and its photographer on the Irish Times site
Do you think that Facebook’s policies are confusing?
Would you have been offended by the original image?
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RT @blacknight: Irish Times Facebook Page Hit By Facebook Prudery: http://t.co/PJ2Zf9w78r
@blacknight If only it had been a beheading video, they’d have been fine.