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Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
Sat May 18, 2019, 03:00 PM May 2019

I finally heard from Facebook about my "alerted-on" post

And they upheld the alert. Then they made the BIG mistake of inviting me to provide some feedback.

I pointed out that when I had alerted on a threat, they decided that threat did NOT violate their "Community Standards" and they suggested I just block the individual who posted it. Then I added, just so they'd know, Facebook's enthusiastic enabling of Russia's strategy to steal the 2016 election did violate my "Community Standards".

I'm not sure what earns someone a 'time out'. Guess I'll find out (or not).

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I finally heard from Facebook about my "alerted-on" post (Original Post) Siwsan May 2019 OP
I posted a photo mocking Melanoma's outfit in Egypt CurtEastPoint May 2019 #1
It must be pretty random Siwsan May 2019 #3
This lovely truck? True Dough May 2019 #5
Or maybe it was this one... True Dough May 2019 #6
That's the one!! Siwsan May 2019 #7
Sounds like Facebook True Dough May 2019 #8
Sure seems that way Siwsan May 2019 #9
Sounds like they have a posse determined to turn Facebook into a right wing haven rurallib May 2019 #4
my goodbye from farcebook*... Raster May 2019 #2

CurtEastPoint

(18,552 posts)
1. I posted a photo mocking Melanoma's outfit in Egypt
Sat May 18, 2019, 03:14 PM
May 2019

Next to her was Michael Jackson, same out fit and the 3rd pic was the prof from Raiders/Ark and it had swastika flags. (see image below, bottom right) THAT got me booted off. "Hate speech." It's all automated. They just search for certain phrases or images. Since I had gotten kicked off 2 times prior for using the term 'white trash' I was off for 30 days.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
3. It must be pretty random
Sat May 18, 2019, 03:25 PM
May 2019

I saw a number of posts, similar to that one. And I know I'm not the only person who posted the one I got dinged on.

Mine was a picture of a truck with anti trump* bumper stickers. Absolutely nothing obscene. The wording on the original notice made it sound like some individual had sent the alert. I have greatly tightened up my "friends" list, with the usual suspects now blocked from seeing my posts. I've figured, with one of them, it was only a matter of time before she put a FB hit, out on me.

My page is still up and active so I guess only time will tell.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
7. That's the one!!
Sun May 19, 2019, 07:09 AM
May 2019

The caption, in my post, was something like 'No, I haven't traded in my Saturn for a truck, but......' I got a lot of 'LOL' emoticon responses.

Apparently, this sentiment is more offensive to 'Community Standards' than someone posting threats towards me. I don't see a single thing, stated on this truck, that can be proven to be false.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
9. Sure seems that way
Sun May 19, 2019, 10:57 AM
May 2019

I was pretty blunt, in my feedback, about how I felt. I don't know the process for how they decide if they will put someone in 'time out' but if it's anything like their initial review process, I figure I'll know, in a week or so.

rurallib

(62,346 posts)
4. Sounds like they have a posse determined to turn Facebook into a right wing haven
Sat May 18, 2019, 04:30 PM
May 2019

That should be good for their business.

Raster

(20,996 posts)
2. my goodbye from farcebook*...
Sat May 18, 2019, 03:20 PM
May 2019

I have DELETED my Farcebook* account. Fuck you #MarkZuckerberg. You are a liar and a traitor, who willingly allowed American's private Farcebook* information to be used by Mercer*s Cambridge Analytica* in their quest to aid the Russians* in SELECTING @realDonaldTrump as POTUS.

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