Meta bans Virginia Woolf play ads in Spain
The gist
Meta blocked a Barcelona theatre from advertising a Virginia Woolf play on Instagram and Facebook.
The 193-seat venue says it needs social media to publicise its work.
How it unfolded
- Sep 21, 2026The Guardian reports that Meta banned a Barcelona theatre 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".
- Sep 21, 2026A Hacker News thread on the Guardian article draws 26 points and 5 comments.
- Sep 22, 2026A Facebook post and Guardian-dated coverage of the ban circulate.