Facebook Has given the Police the Ability to Remove Public Access to Posts

‘Korryn Gaines’ name probably sounds familiar to you. She was killed by Baltimore County police officers in a standoff on August 1, 2016, in Randallstown, Maryland, near Baltimore. Over the course of the incident, Gaines’ five-year-old son was also shot in the arm. Many have theorized that racism played a role in how the police treated Gaines and her family, including this child abuse negotiator, who has faced similar situations and found ways to de-escalate them non-violently.
The details surrounding the standoff and Gaines’ death have become yet another example of how social media has given citizens a chance to broadcast their interactions with police, thereby allowing the filmed evidence to speak for itself. Gaines broadcast information about her experiences on Instagram and on Facebook, presumably hoping to secure evidence for future use. The police contacted Facebook, which also owns Instagram, and they requested that Gaines’ social media accounts be shut down.’
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