Facebook Apologizes For Deleting Gay Kissing Photo

Facebook has formally apologized for erroneously removing a photo of two men kissing; the creator of the event protesting this error called the protest a success while conceding that half-truths drove a lot of the uproar.

Facebook has formally apologized for erroneously removing a photo of two men kissing; the creator of the event protesting this error called the protest a success while conceding that “half-truths” drove a lot of the uproar.

The protest page called Kissing is cool had amassed 41,407 participants, and the organizer of the virtual event posted the following today:

The statement from Facebook:”The photo in question does not violate our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and was removed in error,” the statement, obtained by America Blog, says.

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