Police banned from Facebook after sharing photo of seized drugs

Even the long arm of the law must obey the rules laid down by the tech giants as the Police Service of Northern Ireland learned when it found itself in Facebook jail for sharing a photo of a small drug bust.

The outlawed picture showed a handful of bank notes and a small bag of pills. It was posted on the PSNI Craigavon page earlier this week.

A message alongside the post read: “Anyone missing this wallet and er…?! £40 inside it, so call on into Lurgan and speak to Wee J, tell her where you lost it, and we'll see about getting it all back to you. #TotesLegit #NotATrap #ButOfficerTheyreJustSmarties.”

The silicon valley behemoth Facebook said the post breached its “community standards” by contravening its rules on guns, drugs and other regulated goods.

In a post on Twitter, a branch of the force said: “All our district Facebook pages are experiencing a temporary lockout currently.

“We're working on a resolution, but in the meantime expect an uplift in Twitter activity.”

The Mid Ulster branch of the force responded: “Feeling your pain, all our Facebook pages are locked out too. We're blaming you lot though, you broke it!”

All of our district Facebook pages are experiencing a temporary lock out currently. We're working on a resolution, but in the meantime expect an uplift in Twitter activity! pic.twitter.com/tqpAi0Cze2

— Arma, Banb & Crai (@PSNIABC) February 13, 2019

The region’s police force regularly uses social media to provide updates on arrests, drugs seizures, arrests, and missing persons appeals.

Facebook later rowed back on its heavy-handed approach and access was restored to all the PSNI’s accounts.

“PSNI lost access to Facebook after a photo used on one of the local pages contravened Facebook's community standards,” a spokesperson for the force said. “PSNI's digital hub requested that the post be reviewed and, following review, Facebook updated that the picture did not breach community standards and access was reinstated.”

https://www.rt.com/uk/451580-police-facebook-ban-drug-photo/

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Andrew McCabe Panics – Walks Back “60 Minutes” Remarks on Talks to Oust Trump Via 25th Amendment

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is now walking back his remarks he made in a “60 Minutes” interview after conservatives accused him of plotting to remove President Trump from office via the 25th Amendment.

Melissa Schwartz, Comms Director for the Bromwich Group and spokeswoman for Andrew McCabe released a statement Friday morning claiming her client, McCabe, was “taken out of context and misrepresented.

“Certain statements made by Mr. McCabe, in interviews associated with the release of his book, have been taken out of context and misrepresented,” the statement read.

McCabe’s spox added, “To clarify, at no time did Mr. McCabe participate in any extended discussions about the use of the 25th Amendment, nor is he aware of any such discussions. He was present and participated in a discussion that included a comment by Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein regarding the 25th Amendment.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/andrew-mccabe-panics-walks-back-60-minutes-remarks-on-talks-to-oust-trump-via-25th-amendment/