Cointelegraph Facebook Page Unpublished, One Month and Counting

Cointelegraph's official Facebook page, boasting more than 730,000 followers, has been banned by the social media giant, while the cause remains unclear.

Cointelegraph has reached out to Facebook for additional comments regarding the reason why the page has been unpublished but received no response.

Earlier, Cointelegraph's Facebook page was blocked during the period of Aug. 1 to Aug. 11, soon after we published a documentary on the use of cryptocurrencies in the adult entertainment industry titled "Sex & Crypto" and shared it on Facebook, among other social media platforms.

Again, Facebook did not specify the precise reason for unpublishing the page at the time nor whether the documentary was the reason for it.

Cointelegraph's account on Instagram - a social media platform also controlled by Facebook - remains active.

Although we at Cointelegraph do consider digital assets to be a major part of the contemporary financial world - and, by extension, "Money" - we're not certain that "Online real money" implies "Cryptocurrencies" in Facebook's terminology.

The ban was "Intentionally broad," meaning that the social media company chose to ban all cryptocurrency ads on its platforms first and then learn how to pick out the ones that are "Deceptive." Cointelegraph experienced no problems covering cryptocurrencies and blockchain news on Facebook during that period.

Further, in May 2019, Facebook updated its advertising policy once again, loosening the crypto-ban to an even larger extent: Ads pertaining to blockchain tech, industry news, as well as events and educational materials for cryptocurrencies could now be displayed on the platform without prior approval.

Cointelegraph has reached out to fellow cryptocurrency-focused publications to see if they have been experiencing problems with Facebook.

Jonas Borchgrevink, director of CCN, said that they "Have been limited on Facebook to promote news stories." He added: "We have already decided to not use Facebook going forward." Kevin Worth, CEO of CoinDesk, said that his publication has not experienced similar problems "In recent years."