Meta has removed previously reported warnings blocking Hillsdale College-related pages, but the social media site has now suspended the college’s main ad account on Facebook, according to Hillsdale’s Executive Director of Digital Content Bill Zeiser.
Facebook users searching for “Hillsdale College Online Courses” earlier this month received a warning from the social media site claiming potential association with the sale of drugs, the college said in a press release Sept. 6. Pages tagged with the warning included those of local businesses in the city of Hillsdale as well as several college-related accounts.
“It is a shame that these issues spilled over into temporarily preventing anyone from searching for the word ‘Hillsdale,’” Zeiser said. “This harmed not only the college, but businesses like Hillsdale Craft Supply. It even prevented people from finding the schedule for the Hillsdale County Fair days before its start.”…