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Facebook removes 'offensive' breast cancer video
Facebook removes 'offensive' breast cancer video
The Swedish Cancer Society, whose breast cancer awareness video was yanked by Facebook after it deemed images of pink circles offensive, has come up with an alternative – two pink squares.The video – which displayed animated figures of women — was meant to explain to women how to check for suspicious lumps, The Guardian reported.Sweden's Cancerfonden said it had tried in vain to contact Facebook to appeal its decision to remove the video."We find it incomprehensible and strange how one can perceive medical information as offensive," Cancerfonden communications chief Lena Biornstad told Agence France-Presse.
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Outcry as Facebook removes Swedish breast cancer video
Outcry as Facebook removes Swedish breast cancer video
VideoImage Women urged to take the mammogram test 1:38 Regular mammograms could help save the lives of women by detecting breast cancer early.Staff writer and AFP News Corp Australia NetworkFACEBOOK has removed a video on breast cancer awareness posted in Sweden because it deemed the images "offensive", the Swedish Cancer Society said.The video, displaying animated figures of women with circle-shaped breasts, aimed to explain to women how to check for suspicious lumps.Sweden's Cancerfonden said it has tried to contact Facebook without any response and has decided to appeal the decision to remove the video.
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Facebook apologises for removing breast cancer awareness video
Facebook apologises for removing breast cancer awareness video
Image copyright Cancerfonden Image caption The video featured animated women with pink circles for breastsFacebook has apologised for removing a video on breast cancer awareness posted by a Swedish group, saying it was incorrectly taken out.Cancerfonden's video featured animated women with their breasts represented by pink circles, showing ways to detect suspicious lumps.The images were considered "offensive" by the social media platform.The social media website caused outrage last month for removing the "napalm girl" photo, saying it showed nudity.
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