Posted on 06/29/2018 7:44:23 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Facebook blocked more people from seeing posts about 4th of July fireworks in Greece, N.Y.
Why?
Politics and Russia.
Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich says he was trying to inform as many people as possible about the free 4th of July events in the town. When he boosted the posts, he says Facebook blocked them because Facebook said they were political.
Reilich posted the events on his official supervisor Facebook page where he is listed as a "government official." When he tried to pay Facebook $90 to boost the posts, so more people could see them, he says Facebook said no.
Bill Reilich, Greece town supervisor: "The red line on each of these pages indicate that they've denied the boost. They won't allow it."
Reilich says the town challenged Facebook and then got an email reply.
Reilich read the reply to News10NBC. "The texts or images you're using qualifies as 'political' based on the definition we're using for enforcement."
News10NBC Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean: "You were able to post them and that wasn't the problem. The problem is when you wanted to boost them, is that correct?"
Reilich: "That's correct."
Brean: "So you could still post it. You just couldn't boost it."
Reilich: "Could still post it, but couldn't boost it which again, our intent to boost it to be seen by more people."
News10NBC reached out to Facebook Wednesday and asked them "what makes the boosted posts political?"
Facebook has yet to provide an answer.
Reilich says Facebook wanted him to fill out a disclosure form about the holiday posts. He refused.
In April, Facebook changed its policy, making political advertisers identify themselves. It was a response to Russian-backed ads on Facebook leading up to the 2016 election.
Reilich: "I'm concerned that as we go forward if they classify everything that I want to post as political and deny it, I can't reach out to the community when we need to inform them of a situation."
Reilich says Facebook was the town's number one way he informed people about last year's wind storm and Lake Ontario flooding. He says he tried to boost the posts on the town's official page and Facebook denied one of them.
Upstate bump
This makes no sense——it’s a federal holiday and it can’t be mentioned?
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Facebook is rapidly becoming the face of the Enemedia!
It’s their site, their rules.
Use it at your own peril...........................
This is blatant denial of Free Speech. Political or not...Free Speech is NOT subject to blocking.
Google won’t recognize it either.
“This makes no sense——it’s a federal holiday and it can’t be mentioned?”
His posts were not blocked.
I bet Facebook allows promotion of LGBLT events.
Curiosity here...If you were on an upper floor of Manhattan hi-rise how many different municipal fireworks displays could one see on a clear night, July 4?
is Greece a Red or blue town?
US Flags and other “ triggers”...
Thanks Behind Liberal Lines.
That is a common misunderstanding.
Free Speech CAN be blocked - the Constitution only limits the government from blocking free speech. Private entities (Facebook) can most certainly block people from using the Facebook property as a means of distributing speech that Facebook does not want to be associated with.
Patriotic celebrations with a Republican in office are political.
You are only allowed to celebrate when some anti-American socialist is in office.
Facebook doesn’t give a da*n about Greece. This is to justify blocking future conservative posts or events that they deem influential.. “But we blocked Greece too ! “
The men will revolt when they find that THANKSGIVING DAY will now be banned. SMH Flag Day, July 4, Christmas, Easter The little marxsist dwarf is as much a totalitarian as BO’B. Pity his family, neighbors, and friends (if he truly has any)
Curiosity here...If you were on an upper floor of Manhattan hi-rise how many different municipal fireworks displays could one see on a clear night, July 4?
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You won’t be seeing one in St. Paul, MN. They aren’t having one this year. The excuse is it is expensive. The real reason is that it is a symbol and celebration of American independence and it would offend all the illegal trash living here.
>>His posts were not blocked.
Yet.
Regular everyday folks are waking up to the fact that Facebook, Google, Youtube, and even Netflix are the stated enemies of out people, our culture, and our continue survival.
If we did not provide such revenue they’d want us dead.
As it stands they just want us enslaved, serf-like.
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