On Thursday, Facebook blocked a link to Kirk Cameron's new movie, " Unstoppable ," calling it "abusive", "unsafe", and "spammy." But the social media giant had a change of heart and lifted the block, apologizing to Cameron, he wrote on Facebook .
"Friends, you did it! People tried to stop 'Unstoppable' on Facebook, and because millions of us joined together as one voice, Facebook has apologized and and welcomed us back," he wrote.
On Thursday, Cameron wrote that he had not been able to get any response from Facebook about the block, a common complaint from users who have had similar experiences.
"This is my most personal film about faith, hope, and love, and about why God allows bad things to happen to good people," he said of the movie. "What is 'abusive' or 'unsafe' about that?!"
Fox News' Todd Starnes said Facebook did not respond to inquiries.
"In recent months, the social networking website has come under fire from conservatives and Christians who said their pages have been either blocked or banned because of 'abusive' content," he added.
Starnes recalled the incident with the page, " Chicks on the Right ," a page targeted by Facebook in January.
A number of other pages have been taken down by Facebook, including pro-veteran pages like " Uncle Sam's Misguided Children " and "Grunts11Bravo."
Starnes was also blocked by Facebook for a short period for a politically incorrect post mentioning Paula Deen and the NRA .
In March, Facebook banned conservative blogger Diane Sori for 30 days over a link she never posted and a Texas man was reportedly banned for comparing a friend to a liberal .
Meanwhile, Facebook refused to remove a gruesome beheading video and recently stirred controversy when it said pages calling for the murder of George Zimmerman do not violate the site's community standards for violence. Many of the pages were removed , but some still remain despite being reported numerous times.
Cameron said YouTube also blocked the trailer, calling it "spam", "scam", and "deceptive," but later wrote the block was removed.
"Because of your firm, loving, and clear voice, not only did Facebook welcome us back, YouTube also removed its block on our Unstoppable movie trailer. We are back online with full access. Thank you," Cameron wrote.
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