Spectator's satirical Joe Biden cover is 'restricted' by Facebook | Daily Mail Online

Spectator’s satirical Joe Biden cover is ‘restricted’ by Facebook as the magazine’s editor says previous satires of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson were waved throughThe Spectator was told its front cover would need to be specially authorisedIt depicts US President mistakenly holding up five fingers instead of sixThe magazine’s editor suggested the problem stemmed from political bias By Kumail Jaffer Political Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 19:53 EST, 5 January 2023 | Updated: 20:24 EST, 5 January 2023 Facebook last night appeared to restrict a political magazine from running a satirical front page about Joe Biden as an advert.The Spectator was told its latest front cover – which depicts the US President mistakenly holding up five fingers, in the belief he is holding up six – would need to be specially authorised in order to appear on the platform.The magazine’s editor Fraser Nelson suggested the problem stemmed from political bias in favour of Mr Biden, as satirical front pages about the likes of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson were waved through.  Facebook last night appeared to restrict The Spectator from running a satirical front page about Joe Biden as an advertHe said: ‘We’ve appealed to Facebook – saying we’re
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