https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/20/facebook-bans-swedish-breast-cancer-awareness-video-for-being-offensive
Facebook have been slated by The Guardian for banning a video that focused on breast cancer awareness
- Cancerfonden said, “We find it incomprehensible and strange how one can perceive medical information as offensive"
- Facebook took down the video believing that the video portrays images and themes that would be uncomfortable for a facebook audience
- The charity disagreed with this and tried contacting facebook but were unsuccessful in their approach
This article reveals how social networking sites and censorship has a huge part to play within the institution. Although this is a breast awareness charity trying to inform women about the effects of breast cancer, through the automated system of filtering and censorship it has been seen as something negative that needs removal. It almost poses the question of what is allowed to be on the internet because this video shows a naked female but it shows her in a way that informs others and is there as a representative symbol rather than something sexual. I think this makes it extremely difficult for institutions to decide what they can and can't publish on their sites. In this case however, I think this video is extremely powerful and should not have been removed, due to the impact of the theme and situation discussed.
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