Article 5GGX5 Life’s a Bitche: Facebook says sorry for shutting down town’s page

Life’s a Bitche: Facebook says sorry for shutting down town’s page

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Kim Willsher in Paris
from World news | The Guardian on (#5GGX5)

Ville de Bitche in north-east France had fallen foul of social network's algorithm

Life's a Bitche for one historic town in north-east France that has received an apology from Facebook after its page was shut down for apparently using offensive language.

Bitche in the Moselle, population 5,000 and home to the Bitchois, fell foul of the social network's algorithm, which deemed it insulting and removed it without explanation last month.

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