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The PSNI had one of its official Facebook pages shut down temporarily for sharing a photo of a bag of illegal drugs.
A PSNI spokesman said they lost access to Facebook on Wednesday night after a photo used on one of their local policing pages contravened Facebook’s community standards.
The post related to a crime committed in Northern Ireland and was accompanied by a picture of bank notes and a bag of drugs.
“The picture contained bank notes and a small bag of drugs and Facebook deemed it contravened their community standards on guns, drugs and other regulated goods.
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“PSNI’s Digital Hub requested that the post be reviewed and, following review.” Following the review by Facebook, the PSNI had their access reinstated.