So when he posted the birthday message a third time, he encouraged others to share it.

“Do you want to help me to speak out against a disgusting Facebook policy? Share or spread this photo of one of the most beautiful souls I know,” he wrote.

After his post began to spread rapidly, he received a message of apology from Facebook on Tuesday informing him that the post had been reinstated.

“A member of our team accidentally removed something you posted on Facebook. This was a mistake, and we sincerely apologise for this error. We’ve reinstated the content, and you should now be able to see it.”

Lindeblad's post has since been shared more than 30,000 times.

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