update: they have re-enabled wall posts.
A few minutes ago the ‘Posts by Others’ box on WPLG’s Facebook page disappeared suddenly. Turns out they’ve completely disabled the option for people to leave comments on their Facebook page and wiped out all other comments left thus far. Angry and upset Star Wars fans have been leaving messages and stories all day long on WPLG’s Facebook wall in response to Local10’s picture slideshow that had captions making fun of attendees at a Star Wars convention in Orlando. The fans have called on the station to apologize publicly and make a donation to an anti-bullying organization. There’s also a petition on Change.org with 991 signatures at the time of this writing asking for a formal apology.
The station did post an apology earlier on Facebook that left many questioning its tone and sincerity
More: [OneZumiverse]
