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On Nov. 16, 2022, Facebook user Lib Grimmett posted an image with words from a popular verse often shared by people of the Christian faith. Be still, and know that I am God, read the Bible verse from the book of Psalms. Oddly, however, Grimmett's post was displayed with a label that said, Sensitive content. This photo may show violent or graphic content. The label remained visible as of Nov. 21. Another user attempted to post the image as well, saying, Facebook has censored this Bible verse that says, 'Be still and Know that I am God.' I am seriously considering deleting my account and figuring out another way to stay in touch with you all. A Learn More button on the label added the context from Facebook and Meta. It read as follows: The label disappeared from the posts shortly after we reached out to Facebook by email. As of this writing, we had not yet received a response. It's likely that the label was human error or simply the wrong decision by the detection technology that the Learn More message mentioned. We note, for example, that a search of Facebook for the same Bible verse showed a massive wall of posts that had no similar sensitive content label added over them. We sometimes receive reader inquiries asking if Facebook censors various kinds of posts, such as those with political or religious themes. In this case, the image showed a sensitive content label, but again, this appeared to be an anomaly when compared to other posts of the same content. In 2015, we reported on a rumor that claimed the social media platform had censored an image of Santa Claus kneeling before baby Jesus. A spokesperson for the company later told us that the incident was an error. We also published a fact check about a false claim that said Facebook would be banning all Christian-themed content.
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