facebook actively protects child predators#savethechildren pic.twitter.com/2gRdcvNjTu
— Amber – BLACK LIVES MATTER (@AmberIsAQT) August 6, 2020
Social media giant Facebook temporarily blocked posts that included the hashtag #savethechildren for several hours that lasted from Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday morning.
While users were still able to post messages with the hashtag, the hashtag itself appeared to be banned or censored on Facebook searches.
Some users reported the hashtag was functional again as of midnight last night, but for others it was still censored.
Clicking on the trend revealed the following error message: “This Content Isn’t Available. This may be because of a technical error we’re trying to fix, or because the content was removed.”
An official reason for the ban has not been released by Facebook.
The ban angered many on social media.
Yes it is. I share post from groups like OurRescue and Craig Sawyer and always write #SAVETHECHILDERN Well tonight I got this 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/GD4dRMmsEL
— Liz Evans (@LizHawkYYZ) August 6, 2020
FB shut down the #SaveTheChildren hashtag, claiming the posts go against their community standards.
😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡A movement which seeks to end child trafficking is being silenced. Let that sink in. pic.twitter.com/6I5Aqatd88— chaotic _patriot (@Greg50678333) August 6, 2020
#SaveTheChildren has been blocked by Facebook…this is unreal.
— samanthamarika (@samanthamarika1) August 6, 2020
Wow, Facebook.🤯
Pedophilia profiles DON’T go against your community standards, but #SaveTheChildren & #PedoGate DO? pic.twitter.com/zjk2Hf9Y71
— sally (@sallyKP) August 6, 2020
Others believed the reason for the ban was because of the QAnon movement.
Because of #QAnon idiots…. pic.twitter.com/Kx3vzLEw5c
— Jody Odinson (@JodyOdinson) August 6, 2020