At least two major social networking sites have removed or limited uploads of pictures and newspaper articles related to former Strategic Services Agency (SSA) director Reshmi Usha Ramnarine and Advisor on Engagements and Policy in the Prime Minister' Office, Sasha Mohammed.

The sites—Facebook and YouTube—which had pictures circulating of the duo at various events, have been stripped following complaints to the sites that the pictures being used were unauthorised.

Even newspaper articles mentioning Ramnarine and Mohammed were deleted from Facebook. One such incident occurred on the Peoples' National Movement (PNM) Facebook page, where Express articles were removed.

Following this, several bloggers expressed dismay, with some even vowing to email officials of Facebook asking for an explanation.

Facebook in a disclaimer instead said, "Content that you uploaded to the site has been removed per a report that it was unauthorised.

"To prevent this from occurring in the future, please make sure that you have permission to post all content that you place ... on Facebook. "If you have questions or concerns, please visit the following section of Facebook's Help Centre. "Thanks for your understanding in this matter."

The issue of Ramnarine's appointment and subsequent resignation from SSA has been generating a lot of debate on Facebook, with several people denouncing the appointment. People have also been using Ramnarine's picture as their profile picture. There were also deleted.