"SumOfUs" an online petitioning platform says, "Earlier this month there were reports of indigenous protesters and Palestinian journalists being censored on Facebook, similar to Korryn Gaines."

"With the introduction of Facebook live video last April, the social media giant will increasingly be in control of one of the most powerful tools used to make police misconduct visible. Just last month, the Facebook live stream of Philando Castile, a black man shot by police sparked protests across the United States." says "SumOfUs" in an e-mail campaign. "That’s why Facebook’s decision to censor Korryn Gaines’ social media accounts at the request of the police is so concerning." the campaign note adds.

Korryn Gaines, a 23 year old Black American mother from Maryland whose 05 year old son was injured in a police shooting posted videos of her encounter with police on Facebook. "The police asked Facebook to deactivate her account. Facebook complied, then police killed her." asserts "SumOfUs".

This is not just an American problem. It could happen in Australia, or Mexico, or anywhere in the world, stresses "SumOfUs". They now campaign to collect 150,000 signatures to their petition that over 106,884 had already signed.

The petition can be accessed here -