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Abusing 'Report Abuse' to oppress political enemies

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Curated: 03/09/2014 from www.theverge.com/2014/9/2/6083647/facebook-s-report-abuse-button-has-become-a-tool-of-global-oppression
Abusing 'Report Abuse' to oppress political enemies

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A new angle on the filter bubble: Facebook's ""Report Abuse" button, which is used to flag content that's hostile or inappropriate ... can also be used as a tool for stifling dissent... If you swarm a page or a person with enough abuse reports, you can kick them off Facebook. Pro-government forces in Vietnam have learned how to do it, and they’re using it to devastating effect ... hundreds of pages have been knocked down" - Facebook’s Report Abuse button has become a tool of global oppression | The Verge

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