Best of luck Luis and Bobbi in taking on the Man

I thought this was an interesting article, and I also think much ado is being made over nothing. When mass e-mails spamming people with messages and friend requests happens, systems are set up to protect users from this type of e-mail dumping. It doesn’t matter what the subject matters is or who sent it. My husband and I have a computer repair business, and we have seen all types of precautions taken on the part of networking sites, like Facebook, that set up certain rules for e-mail distributions and solicitations. I think the Moro’s are barking up the wrong tree and should just move on.

Facebook owns the site. It’s theirs to do with as they wish. Their behaviour is not governed by the constitution, so they can censor anyone they like, for any reason they like, or for no reason at all. Those who don’t like this harsh reality are welcome to go elsewhere, or even start their own competing product. Just quit whingeing and get a life.

I’m typically on FaceBook to socially market my safety and security web site as well as raise awareness for it’s products so I’m always interested in anything going on there.

FaceBook isn’t the only site I’m on for that purpose and a couple of sites blocked me because I left a link to my site when commenting on a forum or discussion board but I wasn’t told why I was blocked. I had to figure it out myself. It was very frustrating.

The terms of use are published for everyone to see but these terms are so long and wrapped in legal jargon that I don’t think most people even read them. I skimmed the material but wasn’t sure if leaving my link was a problem. I wasn’t even warned.

I contacted the sites and asked what happened and when I was told what I did, I wrote an apology which was accepted and I was reinstated but had I not gone the extra mile to find out, I would still be in the dark.

I think any social site that is going to block it’s members for any reason should not only warn them at least once but send them an email or some other communication letting them know why the action was taken.

Thanks, Jason, for this great article.

interesting. good read.

This guy is almost certainly a spammer. Regardless of the cause, he’s got to find a more subtle and creative way to get his message out. As far as the post complaining that every communication medium gets turned into a marketing channel, well, the real question is whether people are willing to go with a subscription-based service rather than a free one. Google exists because it is good at helping people find stuff to buy. Facebook wishes it could say the same thing. Found a social networking site that explicitly outlines any commerical use. You’ll have to charge people to use it. Good luck.

The problem I have found is not with the website administrators, it is with the people who do not agree with your opinion or statements. I, along with several others I know have been banned from Facebook. They had an “out” with me because they said I was using a “fake” name, even though it is my published pen name. If that was their argument, then all authors with pen names would have to be banned also. This tells me that this was not the reason I was “turned in” or “flagged.” The others were banned for other nonsensical reasons and/or they did not receive a reply as to why. The only common denominator is that they are all conservative.

I see this happen every day all over the internet from Facebook, StumbleUpon, YouTube, and many others. For instance, when anyone makes a comment on a conservative YouTube video the attacks start flying. I see it with Israel. I see it with Cuba. I see it on abortion. All opinions and feelings are open for attack. There are people all over the internet trying to get people banned from all of these websites. There are people who spend all of their time giving bad reviews and trying to basically trash other people who do not agree with them because they cannot create a rational argument for their opinions. I equate this to the 35 year old website hackers who work their evil from their mother’s basements.

It does not matter what reason they used for banning you, there was someone out there with a differing opinion who abused the system and you will not be able to stop it unless you are in full control of the information. Social networking administrators have to try to appease the majority and the only way they can do that is to play the “politically correct” game. So, you have to either be a bland, politically correct person on these types of sites or start your own. Websites are very inexpensive now and are not difficult to operate. Get your own and speak your mind. Good Luck.