How Wh*te Became a Bad Word on Facebook

The Problem With the Algorithmic Policing of the Internet

Joe Duncan
Moments
Published in
6 min readOct 8, 2019

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White, yes, the word is white, and it’s become a bad word on Facebook in the last several months, one that can get you locked in the unanimous “Facebook jail” as some users have come to call it, due to the bizarre and unpredictable nature of the algorithms which enforce the community standards on the…

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Joe Duncan
Moments

I’ve worked in politics for thirteen years and counting. Editor for Sexography: Medium.com/Sexography | The Science of Sex: http://thescienceofsex.substack.com