Facebook – Your New Comedy Channel

A reader wrote to me today saying she searched for “Fury in the Slaughterhouse” on Facebook – and was immediately greeted by a warning: Are you sure you want to proceed? This may contain graphic violence! Yes, exactly. A harmless German rock band treated as if it were providing the soundtrack to the end of civilization. Rock music = danger zone. Meanwhile, right-wing populist hate, Holocaust trivialization, and Trump propaganda remain online completely undisturbed, without a single warning. I myself created a Reel using the song “Hit the Road Jack” – taken directly from Facebook’s official music library – and was then hit with a copyright violation notice. From Facebook. For their own song. Just let that sink in.

Critical content, on the other hand, is reliably purged. An analysis of the AfD? Branded as spam after eight months. A damage assessment of nuclear power plants? Immediately deleted, supposedly “misleading.” Facts are treated like contraband, while disinformation has free rein. Facebook has long since turned into a censorship station for public awareness – a kind of Truth Social for everyone who doesn’t realize how ridiculous they look. And somewhere up there sits Mark Zuckerberg, talking about “free expression” while watching his platform transform into a kindergarten where the clowns write the rules.

Sugar Snuggle finally replied today:

Basically, “Dear Rainer, thank you for your patience. We understand your problem, but we can’t do anything. Best of luck, and thanks for trusting our platform!” In other words, the algorithm is to blame, the algorithm is always right, and the algorithm politely apologizes for ruining my work. They “understand” me, they want to offer the “best possible support,” but they can’t change anything – and they wish me a “positive experience” while my articles remain invisible. I have rarely read such a perfect mix of politeness, emptiness, and digital cluelessness. Little Sugar Snuggle could just as well write, “Dear journalist, we heard you, but our algorithm is currently taking a nap. Try again in another life.”

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