Meta Blocks Ads for Virginia Woolf Play Over 'Social Topics' Rule
Barcelona's Teatre Raval had promotional posts for a stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" rejected on Instagram and Facebook. Meta cited its rule on "social topics," saying mentions of feminism or civil rights are auto-classified as such, and advised removing related keywords.
- Meta rejected the theatre's promo posts on Instagram and Facebook
- Company cited rule on "social topics" covering feminism and civil rights
- Meta advised removing activist-related "key words" to pass review
- Theatre unsure if Woolf's name or the word "feminism" triggered the block
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