SCMP: Facebook cuts protester’s accounts
From behind South China Morning Post’s paid firewall, here’s an article about a university student’s Facebook account mysteriously being shut down. No firm proof yet about why it was disabled but it may be related to organizing protests in Hong Kong ahead of the torch arriving on Friday.
Facebook cuts protester’s accounts
Jimmy Cheung
Apr 29, 2008The university student who plans to protest with Tibetan flags during the Olympic torch relay on Friday says her Facebook account has been disabled for “persistent misuse of the site”.
Christina Chan Hau-man, 21, said she had received a warning from Facebook that her message volume had approached its limit a few days ago.
“I wrote back and explained that I had to respond to those who wanted to join my action,” she said. “Some 60 people have said they will join.”
Ms Chan said her account had been disabled on Sunday “for persistent misuse of the site” and information related to the protest had been deleted.
“It may be political censorship. But I don’t know what is happening exactly.”
Ms Chan said she would continue with her plan but believed fewer people would join because she could no longer reach her supporters via Facebook.
Facebook was not available for comment yesterday. Its rules say users should not disseminate content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party, or otherwise create liability or violate any law.
League of Social Democrats chairman Wong Yuk-man said his Facebook account, which carried anti-Beijing content, had been disabled last Tuesday, without any reason being given.
April 29th, 2008 18:29
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Locally, Apple Daily was running a story yesterday about a local university student who made waves by posting an event to protest the Olympic torch relay this Friday with a Tibetan flag. The event was originally posted on Facebook. Now her Facebook acc…
May 15th, 2008 03:02
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November 1st, 2008 15:44
Well what lot rubish its not allowed people to write what they feel , which contravenes Human Rughts Issues on freedom of speech yet its okay for the chinese to roll into Tibet nd take it over , what double standards these facebook people have .
Its seems along with the whole world be fiested off with cheap slave labour made in china goods now we have no right to to freedom of speech no wonder the world is in such a mees .