Facebook,
like Twitter, has pulled down videos centered on the killing of
George Floyd uploaded by
Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, after Facebook received a copyright-infringement claim on content in the segment.
The social-media giant removed the campaign video — in which Trump condemns both Floyd's death and the resulting protests and rioting across the U.S. — from both Facebook and Instagram on Friday. That came after the copyright owner of an image in the Trump video notified Facebook of the infringement.
"We received a copyright complaint from the creator under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and have removed the post," a Facebook spokesman said. "Organizations that use original art shared on Instagram are expected to have the right to do so." The spokesman was unable to provide information on who filed the DMCA takedown notice.
variety.com
