Thread by @juliacarriew, Sometimes I file a story on Facebook and feel angry. Sometimes I [...]

Julia Carrie Wong

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Sometimes I file a story on Facebook and feel angry. Sometimes I feel righteous, indignant, amused. Occasionally I’m bored.

This story I filed a few hours ago, and I’m still sitting here just thinking about how fucking scared I am. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/27/facebook-kenosha-shooter-support-ban?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Praise for alleged Kenosha shooter proliferates on Facebook despite supposed ban

One fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was shared more than 17,700 times by groups with more than 3.9m aggregate followers

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/27/facebook-kenosha-shooter-support-ban?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Here’s the first email I sent to Facebook this morning

Sent this one about 90 minutes later

meanwhile, here’s Instagram Discover when you start to type the alleged shooters name

Fifteen hours later this is still happening https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/27/facebook-kenosha-shooter-support-ban?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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