Facebook is removing posts that link to a Twitter thread by journalist, Tim Shorrock, that criticizes the New York Times for writing a distorted history of South Korea’s democratic uprisings.

Thread Post:

THREAD on America’s still-hidden role in the suppression of South Korea’s democratic uprisings that our “newspaper of record” still ignores. https://t.co/34Yssz5dwC — Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) May 28, 2019

Thread Content (full thread):

About time this received media attention. But just like its coverage of the Gwangju massacre of 1980, the Times completely ignores the US role. “Memories of Jeju Massacres Were Long Suppressed Here. Tourists Now Retrace the Atrocities.” 1/3 https://t.co/YNED0EgJJa — Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) May 28, 2019

Censorship:

Update on @Facebook: After they took down my post critical of the NY Times coverage of Korea, people started reposting it in solidarity. Now FB is blocking access to those posts. Yet doctored posts on Speaker Pelosi stay up. “Community standards” is Big Brother Censorship. pic.twitter.com/n3Q7ggDQwi — Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) June 4, 2019

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