Facebook is banning controversial Dutch character 'Zwarte Piet'
In an update to its community standards, Facebook just announced it will no longer allow depictions of Zwarte Piet (or Black Pete) on Facebook and Instagram. This racialized character is part of a Dutch December holiday, Sinterklaas, that celebrates the holiday of Saint Nicholas. Sinterklaas is depicted as a bearded, white gentleman (a thinner Santa, …
Aug 11, 2020 ... In an update to its community standards, Facebook just announced it will no longer allow depictions of Zwarte Piet (or Black Pete) on Facebook ...