How ‘LSD scare’ made Facebook ban this town
By
Isha Sharma
Residents and businesses in Coulsdon, a town in south London, have reportedly fallen victim to Facebook’s censorship algorithms. The system integrated into the social media platform that flags references to drugs and crimes has mistakenly flagged the “lsd” in the town’s name as a reference to the drug LSD. This resulted in content being removed from Facebook business pages and warnings being issued to users.