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    • P Offline
      pacifico
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      I really don't understand this note:

      Shares that contain nudity, or any kind of graphic or sexually suggestive content, are not permitted on Facebook.

      It was only two guys kissing, as well as you can see on Facebook one hetero couple kissing.

      There is no sexually content: you don't see them naked and/or fucking!

      Worst is when you seen on Facebook groups who are supporting Hitler pics, killers, and such.

      Stupid people  :afr:

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      • knoghotiK Offline
        knoghoti
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        What really is frustrating about the people who complain about such pictures is that
        they must be looking for them in the first place because when I go onto facebook,
        I get my homepage with my friends, and their posts, If I see something on someone
        else's page, I generally ignore it. Not out of a sense of apathy but out of a sense of
        I don't know why it's there, and I don't want to take something out of context.
        Maybe the picture of Hitler was there to prove some political point, or whatever
        if the person has friends on there, that's his business.

        If facebook is policing accounts for inappropriateness, then they should give the person
        prior warning and let them delete it before they do. After 10 days with no response, then
        facebook can delete.

        Even Willy Wonka gave Charlie better reasons as to why he didn't win at the end.

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        • MrMazdaM Offline
          MrMazda Global Moderator
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          I've never understood Facebook… They'll be so quick to take down a picture as innocent as that by taking it down within 24 hours, yet a hate group targeted against me including such commentary as "That dirty disease infested pig should die" still have yet to come down from Facebook and I've been complaining with both friends and my lawyers for well over a month now. The worst part is that Facebook has been presented with a notice stating that there's a publication ban on the matter, yet they don't seem to care.

          That in and of itself just goes to show where Facebook's priorities really are. They don't care about "getting things right", but rather only seem to care about what they want to. It's funny how they'll be the first to take down something for being gay, yet when it comes to hate crimes and anti-HIV bashes, they'll just dismiss it like it's nothing. What is this world coming to?

          Whap The User
          The only difference between martyrdom and suicide is press coverage!

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          • P Offline
            pacifico
            last edited by

            @knoghoti:

            Maybe the picture of Hitler was there to prove some political point, or whatever
            if the person has friends on there, that's his business.

            Of course, but you do know that Hitler's pic/s remind people holocaust, shoah, political hate and such.

            If you, Facebook, says that your duty is to watch EVERY pic that can be outrageous, worse and worst, so you should close groups that make people say "Hail to racism and hate!".

            Until now it seems that on Facebook we're having two different way of acting and that's not good  😛

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            • knoghotiK Offline
              knoghoti
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              @ultimate:

              @knoghoti:

              Maybe the picture of Hitler was there to prove some political point, or whatever
              if the person has friends on there, that's his business.

              Of course, but you do know that Hitler's pic/s remind people holocaust, shoah, political hate and such.

              If you, Facebook, says that your duty is to watch EVERY pic that can be outrageous, worse and worst, so you should close groups that make people say "Hail to racism and hate!".

              Until now it seems that on Facebook we're having two different way of acting and that's not good  😛

              Grazie, ultimate (for having a hot avatar) and proving a point. The mere mention of Hitler has an effect not only his image. And someone with the name "Zuckerberg" is he of German/Jewish decent? (well certainly, according to this: [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg]) You'd think he'd be more interested in having such negative images removed before being concerned with two men kissing!

              I just don't understand people, and I think I've lost where I was going with my point, but anyway …
              I'll get back to you, I just need some air. LOL

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              • leatherbearL Offline
                leatherbear
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                Facebook Apologizes For Censoring Gay Kiss Photo

                Two men kissing: too risque for Facebook?

                The social network recently removed a picture of a gay kiss for allegedly violating its terms of use, which state, "You will not post content that: is hateful, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence."

                The photo in question (see it here) accompanied a Facebook page calling for a "kiss-in" protest for an incident at a pub, where a gay couple was ousted for kissing (the landlady deemed the act "obscene").

                Facebook has since re-instated the page, and apologized for the error in a statement.

                "The photo in question does not violate our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and was removed in error," the statement read.

                The removed picture, a promo pic from the soap opera Eastenders, contained no nudity or graphic sexuality, but the event has sparked outrage from users wondering why a photo of two fully clothed men engaging in a kiss would be flagged. Already, Facebook pages have been set up where users have flooded the feed with more pictures of same-sex kisses. A gay kiss-in to protest the act has also been organized.

                Especially curious is the fact that Facebook does not remove every picture flagged as inappropriate. According to them, a "Facebook administrator looks into each report thoroughly in order to decide the appropriate course of action. If no violation of our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities has occurred, then no action will be taken," suggesting that a person, not a program, may have removed the picture.

                "Facebook has said that it was a mistake to remove the picture," reads a post from the event protesting the removal. "Mistake or malicious, it shouldn't have happened. Many people have been affected."

                Facebook also ran into trouble when they recently removed a photo of the 1866 painting "The Origin of the World" by Gustave Courbet, which is a representation of female genitalia, and deleted the user's account. The man is now suing the site for causing him to miss messages on the eve of his birthday. Facebook previously removed the same painting, and deactivated the accounts, of two other users: a Danish artist whose profile was reinstated on the condition that he post no more nudes, and a French writer who changed his profile picture to the painting in support.

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                • MrMazdaM Offline
                  MrMazda Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  a "Mistake"? :lolp: That's too funny!

                  Whap The User
                  The only difference between martyrdom and suicide is press coverage!

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                  • knoghotiK Offline
                    knoghoti
                    last edited by

                    @MrMazda:

                    a "Mistake"? :lolp: That's too funny!

                    Even bad publicity can be good publicity.

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                    • MrMazdaM Offline
                      MrMazda Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      :true:

                      Whap The User
                      The only difference between martyrdom and suicide is press coverage!

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                      • P Offline
                        pacifico
                        last edited by

                        @leatherbear:

                        Facebook has since re-instated the page, and apologized for the error in a statement.

                        "The photo in question does not violate our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and was removed in error," the statement read.

                        Wow, now they recognize the mistake after lots of trouble had worldwide?

                        Ahahahahaha, on Facebook work a bunch of idi*ts…

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                        • raphjdR Offline
                          raphjd Forum Administrator
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                          I don't think it was a "mistake".

                          I think they had a rule to remove any gay related stuff that got reported.  Usually it would work because most people don't have their own blog to get the news out.  They only changed their minds because of all the bad publicity they received.

                          You also have to consider that it's illegal to discriminate in the EU, like this.  So Facebook could have received a huge fine for this or been banned in the EU or possibly both.

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                          • knoghotiK Offline
                            knoghoti
                            last edited by

                            Too bad that didn't happen; I would have added that as another GREAT reason to move to the EU 🙂

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                              avalonmoore
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                              hello form barbados this one really has me i just never get it

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                                notquiteme
                                last edited by

                                avalonmoore,

                                i don't understand what you said.  but hello right back!

                                I believe in the promise of each sunrise.

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                                • raphjdR Offline
                                  raphjd Forum Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  He doesn't understand why Facebook did what it did.

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                                  • MrMazdaM Offline
                                    MrMazda Global Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    I don't think anyone ever will…

                                    Whap The User
                                    The only difference between martyrdom and suicide is press coverage!

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