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A Facebook Trick To Avoid MOS Teo Ser Luck's Recent Facebook Gaffe

MOS Teo said he didn't post the following quote on Facebook- "I learnt that some workers prefer to sleep without a mattress as they are used to it back in their home country". The above quote that appeared with the photo in the Ministry of Manpower Facebook Page came under heavy criticism for being insensitive to the plight of migrant workers in Singapore. It created that much furore to have the story appear on  BBC website . The Ministry of Manpower has issued a statement that the post and the caption was put up by an unnamed Facebook admin. The question of many, especially the government ministry, must be asking how to approve a post before it goes "live" on the Page. Unfortunately, Facebook doesn't allow this function for any of the roles assigned for the Facebook Page. You could put a post on draft and get the other key stakeholders to sign off in the comments, but once you publish the draft post, the comments can be seen. With this...