Facebook Gets Snagged In Tibet-China Conflict

Facebook lists Tibetan capital Lhasa as a Chinese city rather than one in Tibet, and nonprofit group Tibettruth mounted an online campaign to change that.

Facebook lists Tibetan capital Lhasa as a Chinese city rather than one in Tibet, and nonprofit group Tibettruth mounted an online campaign to change that.

Mashable reported that the group, which describes itself as “an advocate for justice, human rights, and independence for the people of Tibet,” offered instructions on how to send a message on the topic to Facebook Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg.

Tibettruth wrote:

We are asking that Facebook kindly review its current profile format to enable Tibetans to select as their hometown Lhasa, Tibet.

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