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![Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
Mon 21 Sep 2026 10.11 EDT
A theatre in Barcelona has been banned from promoting a stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own on Instagram and Facebook because the work includes “social topics”.
When the newly reopened Teatre Raval, which seats 193 spectators, asked Meta, the parent company of the two social media sites, why its publicity had been blocked, it was told “any mention of civil rights, feminism or social reform [topics that are central to Woolf’s work] are usually classified as ‘social topics’ by our automatic system” and are filtered out.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pcjqwshoah6vzbcdut5qs7ag/bafkreidbk4477gxie4yvsinx7fsmiqm42bwfmmk7ufm7sfhhtupwyxle3m)
![Your dialect map
Redder areas talk more like you; bluer areas least.
You talk most like someone from New York — about 49% of your answers match a typical resident.
What gave you away
Answers that point most strongly to New York.
pecan[pi:kæn] with stress on the first syllable ("PEE-can")
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? sunshower
What is your *general* term for the rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class, for athletic activities, etc.? sneakers
Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same? different](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pcjqwshoah6vzbcdut5qs7ag/bafkreicnjvqqcyf7lcosgpkbyouuxng4og6r3lwf3v36wqvpy6aiy5pzei)
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