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Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:20 pm
He he he...
http://nationalreport.net/facebook-ban-r...sm-groups/
Quote:In a closed-door session with shareholders on Tuesday, Facebook executives wheeled out a set of new rules which, when implemented later this year, will ban their users from creating status updates and image posts related in any way to religion, while also vowing to disband groups and take down pages with religious goals or affiliations.
Facebook will introduce their new rules in three waves. The first will see religiously-themed pages being removed, as well as religious groups, private or otherwise, being disbanded. The second wave will prohibit the posting, sharing, and general distribution of religious images and memes; images asking Facebook users to pray, or encouraging them to believe in one or any religion, will be banned, with warning messages and even account suspensions for those who repeatedly attempt to violate the rule.
The third and biggest wave, which is due to come near the end of the year, will impact regular Facebook users themselves, with new filters which will seek out status updates that use “religious keywords,” such as “Jesus,” “prayer,” “Church,” or “God.” Facebook staffers will read flagged status updates to determine whether they should be removed or not, with warning messages and suspensions going out to those who violate the rule.
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:24 pm
Facebook to me isn't a really intelligent place to have discussions anyway.
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:27 pm
I detest religious memes but I wouldn't ban them. Users can already block indiviuals.
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:28 pm
Isn't this a little extreme? I mean, where's freedom of speech and association?
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:30 pm
Please tell me this is satire.
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:31 pm
(January 21, 2015 at 8:30 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Please tell me this is satire.
There's no way it isn't.
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:32 pm
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2015 at 8:32 pm by Nope.)
I hope it is satire too. It has to be
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:35 pm
(January 21, 2015 at 8:30 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Please tell me this is satire.
I am not finding it on any other news source, so it might be.
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:35 pm
Now would a website named National Report with Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin on the masthead be satire?
It's satire.
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RE: Facebook To Ban Religious Posts and Memes
January 21, 2015 at 8:36 pm
It's gotta be satire, just look at the cycling headlines at the top of the page.
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