Facebook apologizes after Plymouth Hoe falls victim to Scunthorpe problem

Facebook has issued an apology after posts relating to Plymouth Hoe were erroneously flagged up for containing offensive language. Plymouth Hoe is an area of the South Western English city of Plymouth, and it caused the same problems as places such as Cockermouth, Scunthorpe and Devil's Dyke for obscenity filters. The social network not only removed posts for using the word 'Hoe', but also closed down groups relating to the area. See also: Beeper is a cross-platform messaging tool that supports iMessage, WhatsApp and more Facebook is banning all mentions of 'stop the steal' Facebook explains why millions of users… [Continue Reading]