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Censorship of Facebook

Censorship in the media, especially on Facebook is because of totalitarian regimes. Chen, Yuyu; Yang, David Y. (2019/06). "The Impact of Media Censorship: 1984 or Brave New World?". American Economic Review. 109 (6): 2294–2332. doi:10.1257/aer.20171765. ISSN 0002-8282

Add Title: Algorithmic Censorship

Online censorship by Facebook of algorithmic forms raises concerns including the surveillance of all instant communications and the use of machine learning systems with the potential for errors and biases. Cobbe, Jennifer (2019-08-14). "Algorithmic Censorship on Social Platforms: Power, Legitimacy, and Resistance". Rochester, NY.

Add Country: Tunisia https://www001.zimt.uni-siegen.de/ojs/index.php/mia/article/view/36 with a link to Internet censorship in Tunisia

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO and majority shareholder, published a memo on censorship. “What should be the limits to what people can express?” he asked. “What content should be distributed and what should be blocked? Who should decide these policies and make enforcement decisions?” - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/facebook-punish-censorship/577654/

Facebook has been replacing traditional media channels and becoming a sort of gatekeeper of our society.