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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Boris Johnson’s controversial statements removed by Facebook

AP

Controversial remarks made by Boris Johnson and other senior politicians were removed by Facebook after a privacy campaigning organisation posted them on the site using dummy accounts.

Big Brother Watch (BBW) devised the experiment to test Facebook’s content policies ahead of the publication of the revised Online Safety Bill, expected to be published next week.

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