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LadyHawkAZ

(6,199 posts)
Tue May 28, 2013, 10:34 PM May 2013

Facebook Agrees to Block Humor about Sexual Assault [View all]

http://samuel-warde.com/2013/05/facebook-agrees-to-block-humor-about-sexual-assault/

Under pressure from the Women Action & the Media group who published an open letter explaining that Facebook wasn’t doing enough to remove posts that condoned violence against women, Facebook officially announced today that they are revising their policy on “humorous” posts and images that make light of rape and violence against women.

Below is the official Facebook announcement:

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Too bad Facebook had to be asked to remove... DonViejo May 2013 #1
Very encouraging. n/t whathehell May 2013 #2
Wait, sexual assault can be funny? Deep13 May 2013 #3
It's beyond me..... defacto7 May 2013 #4
"Hahaha, she was so dead..." Neoma May 2013 #5
Good libodem Jun 2013 #6
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