A statement issued by Dorset Council on 22nd June reported that the Council’s Facebook page had disappeared without warning. A further statement made today (23nd June) confirmed that it has now been restored. The statement reads thus:
“We’re very pleased to announce that the Dorset Council UK Facebook page is back up and running.
“Meta has reviewed the problem and determined that the page shouldn’t have been taken down. They have restored everything as it was and apologised for any inconvenience caused.”
The original statement issued yesterday (22nd) was as follows:
“Last Thursday (15 June), the Dorset Council page (@DorsetCouncilUK) disappeared from Facebook without warning or explanation. Despite numerous attempts to resolve the issue with Meta, we have been unable to establish what the problem is and if/when it will be fixed. There is no evidence so far to indicate that the page was hacked, or subject to a malicious attack.
“Facebook is an important communications and engagement channel for Dorset Council, with over 33,000 followers on the page when it vanished. We will continue trying to find out more information from Meta in the hope the page will be restored as soon as possible. For now, we would like to remind everyone that our accounts on other social media platforms are unaffected and if people need to contact us they should use the Dorset Council website in the first instance.
“Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
