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Facebook apologizes for blocking Kansas Reflector, then expands crackdown to other news sites: Platform blames ‘mistaken security issue’ it says was related to domains, not content


A day after a Facebook spokesman apologized for blocking Kansas Reflector articles by mistake, the social media giant blocked all links to two other news sites that republished a Kansas Reflector column.

On Thursday, Facebook prevented Kansas Reflector from sharing an opinion column by Dave Kendall about efforts to promote his documentary on climate change in the Midwest. Kansas Reflector has published more than 6,000 news stories and opinion columns since launching in 2020, and shares those articles through Facebook and other social media platforms. I’m proud to stand with the Kansas Reflector and other nonprofit and independent news outlets as we fight to take up space and make our voices heard.”

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