Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35225586)

I don't think he's had much sleep :D

Originally Posted by Sparkle (Post 35225613)

I can't see why facebook would have any grievance with these groups, I'd have thought surely the government has a hand somewhere in all this?

Originally Posted by Russ (Post 35225537)

So at this point is appears that yes those pages were suspended but so were others. Some will shout "conspiracy!!", others will say "nothing to see here".

Originally Posted by Sparkle (Post 35225613)

I can't see why facebook would have any grievance with these groups, I'd have thought surely the government has a hand somewhere in all this?

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35225540)

Indeed ,all the activist pages need to remember that they are breaking Facebooks T&C's so don't have an argument really ,and as has been mentioned it is a privately owned site and as such can shut down what they like and have whatever content they like within the law ,as indeed this site can

Originally Posted by admars (Post 35225677)

facebook does seem to be very heavy handed

Facebook shoots first, ignores questions later; account lock-out attack works (Update X)

http://arstechnica.com/business/news...tack-works.ars

Originally Posted by Sparkle (Post 35225613)

I can't see why facebook would have any grievance with these groups, I'd have thought surely the government has a hand somewhere in all this?

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35225722)

Well you would, wouldn't you.

And if Facebook has decided to 'censor' certain accounts, what of it? It is a privately owned and operated website. The only way to exercise free speech on the internet is to set up your own website. Twas ever thus, and quite rightly so.

Originally Posted by Sparkle (Post 35225835)

I'd love to be like you and martyh and believe everything the government and police spoon feed to the public, but I can't seem to do that without switching my brain off. I'll work on it, any tips?

Originally Posted by Sparkle (Post 35225835)

I could tell you first hand accounts of things the police and goverment have gotten up to in the past, things that would make this look like a walk in the park. When you post things like that Chris, all it tells me is that appear to have a rather limited understanding of how this world really works.

Facebook doesn't have a grievance with all those groups, for instance what does facebook have against anti-cuts? (I'm well aware of the T&C, that isn't reason enough imo)
You just continue living in your rose tinted little fantasy world, enjoy it whilst it lasts. I'm not judging, I'd love to live in a world where there isn't police corruption or brutality, the government never spies on its citizens, and they never utilise the timing of current events to bury bad news, such as censoring of freedom of speech whilst the public is distracted by the Royal Wedding. I'd love to be like you and martyh and believe everything the government and police spoon feed to the public, but I can't seem to do that without switching my brain off. I'll work on it, any tips?

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35225859)

You and other conspiracy theorists have equated Facebook cleaning house ,closing or suspending accounts that break T&C's with governmental control ,spying and denial of freedom and speech .
Facebook closes 1,000's of accounts every day why aren't you up in arms over them ,shouting government censorship .
If you look at the details over 90% of the accounts affected have broken the T&C's by having the profile pages set up wrong ,they are using personal profiles to represent their organisation meaning they are open to public view and in clear violation of the T&C's
If you are going through life seeing conspiracy everywhere you turn then it must be a pretty awfull life you have .I am in no doubt that the government play a few dirty tricks and coppers occasionally go over the top but i do not see conspiracy in everything that happens .Sometimes Facebook closing accounts and claiming they break the T&C's is just that nothing more