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Artist Claims Facebook Temporarily Censored Viral Painting Of Santa And Jesus Second Time

Hank Berrien
Artist Claims Facebook Temporarily Censored Viral Painting Of Santa And Jesus Second Time
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A North Carolina artist who created a viral painting in 2009 of Santa Claus kneeling over the baby Jesus is claiming that for the second time in two years, the painting was temporarily censored by Facebook.

Gaye Frances Willard said of the latest alleged censorship of the painting that Facebook flagged it for “violent content.”

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