July 26, 2021- 12:30 p.m.
A Detroit woman was banned from Facebook for 24 hours after she wrote “why are men so stupid” in response to a meme about men and nail polish.
Candace King said the social media giant kicked her out for a day after responding to a meme saying women will notice a difference in two different shades of purple, while other commenters said men wouldn’t notice the difference.
“I posted there ‘this is a different color, why are men so stupid’ and 5 seconds later the comment just disappeared and I was like what’s going on,” King said. Fox 2. “At first I thought it was a joke (and) I’m like yes, I’m blocked…what? But it was certainly real.’
In the comment section of the meme, some commenters noted that women could tell the difference between the two shades of purple nail polish while some men couldn’t, prompting Candace King to post her comment on the matter.
Her comment was made as a joke and couldn’t believe she got her banned from Facebook for 24 hours.
The original post poked fun at men and women arguing over two shades of nail polish
She said she received a message from Facebook on Friday warning her that her comment was not in line with community standards for hate speech and that she had been banned from the platform for 24 hours.
Facebook defines hate speech as a direct attack on people rather than concepts or institutions based on protected characteristics, such as gender.
King said that while the comment was intended as a joke, Facebook’s algorithm misinterpreted it as hate speech, even though a person would understand the context.
“I feel like it’s a joke, and maybe if a real person would judge this stuff,” King said.
King was back on Facebook this weekend, but she added that she had to be careful with her comments because another incident could trigger a longer ban.
“I feel like it’s a joke, and maybe if a real person would judge this stuff,” King said.
King was back on Facebook this weekend, but she added that she had to be careful with her comments because another incident could trigger a longer ban.
“I was warned that if I do it again, the penalty will be more severe,” Candace said.
Facebook did not immediately respond to the reports request for comment.
Facebook has previously been criticized for its policies after banning President Donald Trump from its platform earlier this year.
Last month, Facebook also backtracked on its stance on banning users who claim Covid-19 may have originated in a lab in Wuhan.
In April last year, Facebook announced it would set limits on “harmful misinformation about COVID-19.”
In February of this year, the company announced it would expand its crackdown to include claims that the virus is man-made. In a blog post, Facebook said it would not allow conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines.
