Facebook deactivated journalist’s account for posting story about sex offender
Radio station's news page was also taken down but restored after being told it was a "mistake".
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Charlotte Tobitt is UK editor at Press Gazette, having joined the site in February 2018 after spending four years at the Surrey Advertiser.
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