This is a topic that is debated a lot with German (Third Reich) militaria, but recently I ran afoul of Facebook for sharing a story I wrote. So rather than take it lying down I wrote another story (for Forbes.com) on how Facebook said my history piece violated "community standards." I was able to get insight from academia and various tech experts.
On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/05 ... standards/
On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
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Re: On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
Outstanding PeterPeter_Suciu wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 3:18 pmBut the more worrisome part is that social media, with its vast reach, could control a narrative on what people should read, collect or even the information individuals share – at least if someone, or worse an algorithm, thinks it violated the community standards.
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Re: On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
Hi Peter,
interesting piece, but I have to agree that the title is "misleading": fact is that Hitler lost WW II, that he could have won is supposition, even if based on facts. No reason to ban it on FB though
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interesting piece, but I have to agree that the title is "misleading": fact is that Hitler lost WW II, that he could have won is supposition, even if based on facts. No reason to ban it on FB though

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Re: On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
Hi, Lars--
I agree with you. As a freelance reporter (even a staff reporter) you rarely write your own headlines. Editors like catchy headlines. My headlines was originally "Germany's Missed Opportunities in World War II."
Cheers,
Peter
Re: On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
I was told that posting a photo of a Pzkw Mark III was hate speech,
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Re: On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
Hi Peter,
I didn’t know that. Your original title is clearly the one I would have clicked on, not the “sensational” edited one
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I didn’t know that. Your original title is clearly the one I would have clicked on, not the “sensational” edited one
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Re: On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards
I dug a little deeper into this subject:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu ... standards/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu ... standards/