Error in system, says FB.
By Raif Karerat
Facebook has apologized for an error that banned users from posting reports by an immigration watchdog that show immigrants are taking a significant share of new jobs in the United States, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, which produced the reports.
The Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative think tank referred to by a plethora of immigration critics, said Monday that the posting of four recent reports on jobs and immigration had been barred by Facebook.
“This was an error and they shouldn’t have any issues sharing the links now,” said a spokesperson. “An error in our system that helps block bad links on Facebook incorrectly marked some URLs as malicious or inappropriate. We’ve resolved the issue and apologize for the inconvenience this caused,” added the spokesperson.
Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg has taken a position in support of immigration, which has become a top issue in the GOP presidential primary race, and is being accused by the center censoring information key to the immigration debate and the drive by some in Congress to expand immigration, according to the Washington Examiner.
Steven Camarota, the center’s director of research and the author of the reports, said in a blog post, “The poor job market is one of the most important issues confronting the country. It is extremely troubling that Facebook would block studies that simply report government data on how immigrants and natives are faring in the U.S. job market. These reports have received a good deal of attention from various media outlets and have been discussed by members of Congress. It is absurd to suggest they are ‘abusive.'”