Social media users have revealed that the infamous picture of President Emmanuel Macron happily smiling next to a reported drug dealer and a middle finger-giving resident of Saint Martin is being censored on Facebook for violating the network’s rules against ‘nudity and sexual activity’.
TWEET: ‘Imagine this: my post from 30 September with this photograph of #Macron was censored by #Facebook. My comment was: "Funny way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic". Reason: nudity! These people are crazy’.
TWEET: 'Facebook has a sense of humour'.
TWEET: ’Funny censorship #Facebook I like this: "it goes against our standards on nude scenes or sexual activity"’
The censorship did not affect only France, a number of users from abroad had faced the same ‘problem’:
TWEET: ‘According to Facebook, this photo of Emmanuel Macron is, well… XXXX-rated!’
The pic drew much criticism due to the fact that the two locals were posing shirtless with the president, and one of them confessed to being a thief, who had just been released from prison; while the other was flipping the bird at the cameras.
Just a few days later, the bandanna-wearing ex-robber was reportedly sentenced to eight months in prison for possession of drugs and resisting arrest.