Facebook clarifies ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ page was marked spam due to increased activity

Amid criticism for taking down the ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ page, Facebook on Monday clarified that it was restored in less than 3 hours when the social media giant became aware of the context.

“As per our review, our automated systems found an increased activity on Facebook page ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ and flagged it as spam, which violates our Community Standards. We restored the page in less than 3 hours when we became aware of the context,” said a Facebook spokesperson.

The brief suspension of the official page for updates on the ongoing farmers’ protest against the Centre’s farm laws led to much outrage.