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Looks like Facebook is tryin’ to do the right thing Yesterday we reported on the sad story of Heather Walker and her family, after she was banned for posting pictures of her son born with a severe birth defect on Facebook. Well it looks like Facebook decided that the negative publicity wasn’t worth the hassle and has issued an apology to the family: “Upon investigation, we concluded the photo does not violate our guidelines and was removed in error,” Facebook officials said in a statement to RadarOnline.com. “Facebook is a place where almost a billion people share more than 300 million photos a day. Our dedicated User Operations Team reviews millions of pieces of this content a day to help keep Facebook safe for all ages. Our policies are enforced by a team of reviewers in several offices across the globe. This team looks at hundreds of thousands of reports every week, and as you might expect, occasionally, we make a mistake and remove a piece of content we shouldn’t have. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.” Heather Walker continues writing an emotional blog about her “sweet boy.” It’s unknown in Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who married his physician girlfriend Priscilla Chan last night, was aware of the controversy. Although, many have stressed that this was a private matter, the family felt the need to post the beautiful photos of their child, which was very much their own right. Do you think Facebook should have issued the apology or did the pictures deserve to be banned? Source

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Too Little, Too Late: Facebook Apologizes To Family For Banning Photos Of Their Baby Born Without A Brain