Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others

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Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others
<<TIMEWATCHER>> Offer Upgrade User ID: 76073074 United States 01/04/2018 06:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others Facebook is declining to say why it appears to be picking and choosing political leaders to censor at the request of the US government after it deleted the social media accounts of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. The Silicon Valley technology company deleted Kadyrov’s Instagram and Facebook profiles after the United States imposed travel and economic sanctions on him over allegations of human rights abuses. Facebook told the New York Times that it had a “legal obligation” to disable his accounts once they confirmed they were run by someone on a US sanctions list. That legal obligation did not appear to extend to other key individuals on US sanctions lists, including the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, and Guatemalan congressman Julio Antonio Juárez. Facebook declined to explain why it had deleted some accounts but not others under US sanctions law. A company spokeswoman told the Guardian: “We operate under the constraints of US laws, which vary by circumstance.” “We will continue to work with appropriate government authorities to ensure we meet our legal obligations and to explore options for complying with the law in a way that maximises free expression on our platform and keeps people safe.” The case has raised concern among civil liberties groups, who worry that economic sanctions imposed by the US, in service of Washington’s foreign policy, are being used to censor political speech. US economic sanctions are enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and are typically applied to individuals who pose a threat to America’s national security, whether that’s for alleged human rights abuses, involvement in drug trafficking, illegal arms dealing or terrorism. American companies and individuals are prohibited from providing goods, technology or services to people on these sanction lists and people who intentionally violate the law face fines and imprisonment. Rest at Link: [link to www.theguardian.com (secure)] GLP Disclaimer DON'T BELIEVE A DAMN WORD YOU READ ON THIS WEBSITE! The reader is responsible for discerning the validity, factuality or implications of information posted here, be it fictional or based on real events. Moderators on this forum make every effort to review the material posted on this site however, it is not realistically possible for our small staff to manually review each and every one of the more than 20,000 posts GodlikeProductions gets on a daily basis. The content of posts on this site, including but not limited to links to other web sites, are the expressed opinion of the original poster and are in no way representative of or endorsed by the owners or administration of this website. The posts on this website are the opinion of the specific author and are not statements of advice, opinion, or factual information on behalf of the owner or administration of GodlikeProductions. This site may contain adult language, if you feel you might be offended by such content, you should log off immediately. Not all posts on this website are intended as truthful or factual assertion by their authors. Some users of this website are participating in internet role playing, with or without the use of an avatar. NO post on this website should be considered factual information on face value alone. "If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."- Samuel Adams "...It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." --Samuel Adams A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. --John F. Kennedy The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. --John F. Kennedy Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. --John F. Kennedy All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. --Albert Einstein

Anonymous Coward User ID: 71550626 Latvia 01/04/2018 06:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others When is the Trump administration going to go after Facebook and expose any scam deals that they may have made with previous administrations in order to give them a competitive advantage in order to buy their cooperation with respect to illegal government programs? I'd be willing to bet that they are still benefiting from those deals, if they had them.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76077503 United Kingdom 01/04/2018 06:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others Zuckerberg is fixing FB this year OP because it is broke apparantly. He is going to fix fake news too he said ! [link to www.dailymail.co.uk]
<<TIMEWATCHER>> (OP) User ID: 76073074 United States 01/04/2018 06:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others Zuckerberg is fixing FB this year OP because it is broke apparantly. He is going to fix fake news too he said ! [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Quoting: Echoplex Sounds and looks like someone is getting there pockets filled with money too make accounts go byebye, should we really take zuckerbergs word that its APPARANTLY broke. Thanks for the link. GLP Disclaimer DON'T BELIEVE A DAMN WORD YOU READ ON THIS WEBSITE! The reader is responsible for discerning the validity, factuality or implications of information posted here, be it fictional or based on real events. Moderators on this forum make every effort to review the material posted on this site however, it is not realistically possible for our small staff to manually review each and every one of the more than 20,000 posts GodlikeProductions gets on a daily basis. The content of posts on this site, including but not limited to links to other web sites, are the expressed opinion of the original poster and are in no way representative of or endorsed by the owners or administration of this website. The posts on this website are the opinion of the specific author and are not statements of advice, opinion, or factual information on behalf of the owner or administration of GodlikeProductions. This site may contain adult language, if you feel you might be offended by such content, you should log off immediately. Not all posts on this website are intended as truthful or factual assertion by their authors. Some users of this website are participating in internet role playing, with or without the use of an avatar. NO post on this website should be considered factual information on face value alone. "If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."- Samuel Adams "...It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." --Samuel Adams A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. --John F. Kennedy The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. --John F. Kennedy Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. --John F. Kennedy All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. --Albert Einstein
Anonymous Coward User ID: 75950930 United States 01/04/2018 06:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others Facebook anti-american, anti-white, just like NFL, and NBA
jake User ID: 75982184 United States 01/04/2018 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others Facebook anti-american, anti-white, just like NFL, and NBA Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75950930 Time to find somebody new, Glp should remove the Youtube button from its site ban facebook and google links and replace it with somebody new Last Edited by Slowly awakening on 01/04/2018 06:54 PM Evil controls the ignorant... Climate change is a hoax so is the vax you have been fear-porned into compliance! Definition Satan from the bible: Satan (Rev 12:7) exercising his subtle (indirect) impact on heathen governments (powers) – i.e. accomplishing his hellish agenda from "behind the scenes."
Anonymous Coward User ID: 59358295 United States 01/04/2018 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others because it was not approved by the clowns in America. my opinions on this matter

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