Facebook Bans Entire Country of Australia

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
I like facebook concept. It's nice to stay in touch with friends and voice an opinion.
Its their precept that I oppose.
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
They have me on 30 day suspension now for saying that John Kerry was a traitor who should have been tried and shot.
Not up to their community standards you know.

I guess the truth is too hard for them to handle.
 

stgislander

Well-Known Member
PREMO Member
They have me on 30 day suspension now for saying that John Kerry was a traitor who should have been tried and shot.
Not up to their community standards you know.

I guess the truth is too hard for them to handle.
Maybe you should have just said he's a pussy for being awarded Purple Hearts for splinters.
 

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
‘As Arrogant as They Were Disappointing’
The worst harm Facebook’s ban has caused is to prevent government agencies such as fire departments from sharing fire warnings and health departments from sharing important information related to COVID-19. This goes to show Facebook is so obsessed with getting its way that it is willing to endanger public health and safety in the middle of a global pandemic.


In a statement posted on Facebook (ironically), Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Facebook’s actions to “unfriend Australia” were “ as arrogant as they were disappointing.” Facebook finally restored its news pages in the country, after putting Australia through a five-day ban, and got the government to change the proposed legislation, including demanding “an additional round of negotiation with media companies before binding arbitration kicks in.”

Unfortunately, what happened in Australia isn’t the first time that Facebook has shown us that its enormous power could be a destructive force in a democracy. Last October, Facebook intentionally limited the distribution of The New York Post’s story on Hunter Biden’s questionable financial dealings in Ukraine and China. Many regarded Facebook’s suppression of important news related to a family member of the Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden as a form of election interference.

Facebook insisted it did so to prevent the spread of “misinformation,” but after the November election, Hunter Biden himself confirmed that he was under federal investigation for his financial dealings in Ukraine and China. This proved The New York Post’s story was not “misinformation,” but many American voters were prevented from knowing about it because of Facebook’s interference.

 
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