Doncaster pensioner was suspended from his Facebook account – because the firm mistook footage of nesting owls for porn

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A Doncaster pensioner was suspended from his Facebook account – because the firm mistook footage of nesting owl chicks for porn.

Graham Moss, from Askern, who has been self isolating, set up a camera in a nesting box for owls at the start of lockdown, because he thought it would keep people entertained while they were unable to go out.

But he was shocked when bosses at the firm removed the footage from his site – called Brockholes Wildlife Diary's – and banned him for 24 hours, with the message that the posting broke standards on adult nudity and sexual activity.

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He struggled to find anyone to complain to, and eventually posted it back again – only to see it taken down again, and this time find himself threatened with a 72 hour ban.