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Spectator’s satirical Joe Biden cover is ‘restricted’ by Facebook as magazine editor says previous satires of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson were rejected
- The Spectator was told that its cover would need special clearance
- It depicts the President of the United States mistakenly holding up five fingers instead of six.
- The magazine’s editor suggested that the problem was due to political bias.
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Last night, Facebook appeared to restrict a political magazine from running a satirical cover about Joe Biden as an ad.
The Spectator was told that its latest cover, which shows the US President mistakenly holding up five fingers, thinking he is holding up six, would need special clearance to appear on the platform.
The magazine’s editor, Fraser Nelson, suggested that the problem stemmed from a political bias in favor of Biden, as satirical front pages about the likes of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson made waves.
Last night, Facebook appeared to restrict The Spectator from posting a satirical cover about Joe Biden as an ad.
He said: ‘We have appealed to Facebook, saying that we are a political magazine, all our covers are political. Appeal rejected.
“It seems that satire directed at Biden is rejected by Facebook (or its bots), but when we made fun of Trump, Boris, Truss, etc., it was all correct and fair comment. Old world fun.
But Facebook seemed to relent, with a spokesperson saying last night: “Anyone who wants to run an ad about politics or elections must be authorized.” If resubmitted by The Spectator from an authorized Page admin, the ad will be approved.’
Pictured: Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator leaves Downing Street on December 4, 2012 (file photo)