Facebook Removes Beheading Video

[LAwLz]

I've seen all the beheading/ 2 guys 1 screwdriver/spacedicks/4chan type stuff and as desensitized as I am, I don't believe these posts should be allowed on Facebook. It's their right to remove what they want regardless, but children can be seeing it and become traumatized. Not good.

I agree, but the problem here is that the TOS of Facebook does allow it. If they are not OK with people posting this kind of content then they should have rules against it.

 

 

 

Protect the children bugs me too. I think that should only apply to things children cannot avoid seeing like adds or daytime TV, if channel there had hardcore porn @ 3 in the afternoon, that would be unacceptable, but 3 AM? Kids should be asleep. If they are on the internet, than their parents let them do that and they should moniter what they look at. I think protect the children has really become "that's my responsibility to deal with as a parent, but I really don't want to do it so I'll complain that someone else should"

Yeah it's the same argument they discussed the porn filter (which also blocks VPNs, anything related to drugs, a ton of forums etc etc). It's to "protect the children". It really bugs me because it is set up in such a way that if you disagree with them it sounds like you don't want to protect children, which any sane person obviously wants to do. The problem with blocking porn is that children are already not allowed to watch it, and there are safety measurements (although very easy to circumvent) in place to hinder them from seeing porn (I am against the 18+ age limit for porn as well, doesn't make sense that you're allowed to fuck when you're 15 in Sweden, but need to be 18 to watch it, the age of consent should be the age restriction for watching porn if you ask me).

 

Anyway I am kind of derailing here. My two cents:

If Facebook don't want people posting content like this then change the rules so that it's not allowed. Don't say it is OK to post but then delete it when people get annoyed, even though no rules were broken.

 

Don't remove the freedom of legit users in order to "protect children" if children aren't allowed to do whatever you are trying to ban already (like don't block porn because a child might see it, even though they need to break existing laws to see it).

[Wulfgar]

I see what you're saying, but a private website isn't "free" in the traditional sense, they can remove/keep whatever content they choose even if it breaks their "rules" set up beforehand. Not a very good PR move on their part, quite inconsistent. I deleted my facebook a while back and only keep an anonymous account there now anyways, the company's track record for privacy is horrible.