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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ellie Iorizzo

Celebrity impersonators banned from Facebook protest outside Meta offices

Dolly Parton and Taylor Swift tribute acts were among those protesting outside the London offices of Facebook parent company Meta following an “unfair” ban from the site which they say is damaging their careers and livelihoods.

Celebrity impersonators including George Michael, Britney Spears, Adele and Freddie Mercury stood in unity on Tuesday to protest against an update to Meta’s community standards, which bans accounts “pretending to be someone famous”.

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