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Facebook has apologized for blaming Black Country historic group after slotxo members chatted about traditional local food.The group administrator said she "Can't sleep at night" after the account was threatened with deletion.Since then, the social media giant has admitted to using targeted wording in a culinary context.Facebook blamed the ban on technical flaws.Members of Pensnett, Brierley Hill and Black Country Now And Then History Group talked about pork chops and bacon-wrapped hearts when
the algorithm picked it up Fagots and peas are traditional delicacies that are served in this part of the West Midlands that includes Wolverhampton, West Bromwich and Dudley.Our system has made an obvious mistake here," a Facebook spokesperson said, admitting that the homophobic was inadvertent.The group was founded by Linda Beach and has been sharing stories and recipes from the area for years with more than 13,000 members.She said she received a message on Tuesday night saying the group violated Facebook's community standards 16 times.
'The right context'
I looked to see what the problem was and it happened that the members were using this word. But they are used in the right context as our traditional Black Country food, as opposed to the other meanings, ”she said.Shortly thereafter, the number of violations increased to 34, as more and more use of the term was detected in 2016.I had an interesting week," said Mr. Beach, "and I didn't sleep well last night, too.Facebook apologizes for the mistake made by Plymouth Hoe.Latest news and updates from the West Midlands.Facebook said it was "working to fix the bug", although Ms Beech said the group's use of the word was still flagged as a violation.She said she understood why the mistake happened. But for her and her group, the abuse is Her "heritage and culture"Hopefully now everything will be behind us," she said.
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