When Facebook Calls You Out

What do you do when Facebook calls you out?

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I recently posted content on Facebook and my post was immediately tagged as spam and removed from Facebook. I  appealed the action to Facebook. I’ve been called a lot of things, but never a “spammer.”

My intent was to inform people how they can be generous and support those working to raise funds for humanitarian work in Ukraine. I imagine the Facebook filters are designed to identify and remove spam comments, but they’re not perfect. Sometimes they can mistakenly flag legitimate comments as spam.

Here’s my offending post.

“Thanks to friends across Canada, we are on the way to raising $70,000.

Between May 18th and June 16th there will be fundraisers in your area of Canada in support of humanitarian work in Ukraine.

How you can donate here.

Cory Jones will be running 7 full marathons in 7 days (May 12th – 18th) to kick-off the fundraising. Supporters are walking, cycling, and running. Participate in one of the events or sponsor someone involved or be an event sponsor.

I am looking forward to returning to Ukraine on April 3rd. Thank you for your support. Together we can raise hope for Ukraine.

Thank you to Masha Ignatenko for designing this beautiful artwork.” (This was the offending image.)

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