Facebook developed secret software to censor user posts in China, report says

Software developed with Mark Zuckerberg's support will allow third parties to monitor and suppress the visibility of posts

Facebook has developed censorship software in an effort to get China to lift its seven-year ban on the world's largest social network, according to reports.

The social network developed the software to suppress posts from appearing in users' news feeds in specific geographies with the support of the chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, according to the New York Times. The posts themselves will not be suppressed, only their visibility.