Facebook unblocks '#saltbae' hashtag amid golden steak video controversy

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Facebook's parent company said it had unblocked the hashtag for celebrity chef Nusret Gokce's nickname '#saltbae', having found the tag had been blocked globally days after a video was posted online of Gokce feeding a gold-encrusted steak to a senior Vietnamese Communist Party official in London.

"We've unblocked this hashtag on Facebook and we're investigating why this happened," said a spokesperson for Facebook operator Meta, confirming the tag had been blocked for all Facebook users around the world, not just in Vietnam.

While it was blocked, a search for the hashtag generated a message saying community standards had been violated.

The video, originally posted on Gokce's (celebrity chef) official TikTok account, showed Vietnam's Minister of Public Security being fed a gold leaf encrusted steak at his London restaurant, where a steak sells for up to 1,450 pounds ($1,960).
The original video was removed from Gokce's TikTok account shortly after it was uploaded, and further copies have been removed from the app for violating "community standards", Vietnamese TikTok users said.

Images of him chewing on the gilded beef caused a stir both on and offline in Vietnam, with many questioning how such a high-ranking Party official allowed himself to be caught on camera indulging in food carrying such a high price tag amid a state crackdown on corruption.

Vietnam is defined as a lower middle income country by the World Bank. A minister in the country is paid an official monthly salary of around 16 million dong ($705.47).

Vietnam routinely asks social media companies to censor content it deems to be "anti-state". Last year, Vietnam threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it did not remove more local political content from its platform.

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Wow... but also yeah...

...I need to move to a better social media, got any idea?