Posted on 11/19/2015 12:57:48 PM PST by don-o
Vanderbilt Professor Carol Swain, a highly respected black Christian conservative, tells Breitbart News Facebook blocked her account for more than 26 hours.
"What troubles about me about all of this is that Facebook is such a huge forum. Some of my posts were reaching over 400,000 people. I was reaching people and hopefully being able to connect with people around the world," Swain says.
She has been blocked by Facebook since late Wednesday morning, Swain says. "When I tried to post on my Facebook page I got the box on the page saying I was unable to post to do abusive content."
"It's the automatic message that pops up. It seems to be related to complaints that someone has filed that I'm putting content on my page that violates community norms. I think it's already to the students that have been circulating that petition against me," she adds.
As of the publication of this story, Professor Swain's account remains blocked by Facebook
"I'm being suspended by Facebook because a bunch of Vanderbilt students have complained I posted information they don't like," Swain notes.
A group of Vanderbilt students have circulated a petition that calls on Vanderbilt University to suspend Swain for "unprofessional intimidation on social media." The petition also alleges Swain engages in "discriminatory practices in the classroom."
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That’s kind of how it works.
Enough people complain, you get locked out for a while.
Yeah, it cedes power to the complainers.. but surely everyone is aware of how it works.
The thing about Facebook is, it’s free. Facebook is not obligated to do anything for anybody. I’m amazed that so many seem to depend on it for day-to-day functioning.
...and by “functioning”, I mean “being controlled”.
:-)
Why gunner! An expert on fb as well all that other awesomeness?! Amazing.
Farcebook is a sick joke.
It’s a big ol’ goofy world, ain’t it?
I’m sure Zuckerberg will help her out, if he isn’t too busy firing Americans, and bringing in people from India to replace them on H-1B visas.
Nah.
FB was a module of a more encompassing course of study I had to take.
Already knew that stuff anyway so I showed up either inattentive or drunk usually.
LOL!
btw, Ben got his platform assignment. Gonna fly jets.
Kick Ass!
Mike is out, getting some ed-u-ma-cation.
Thanks - that was good.
I had a relative who was having mental health issues. Was being exploited/groomed by a creep overseas with a fake named account on Facebook. The guy had convinced her to hand over bank account info and was trying to persuade her to travel overseas and meet him. I made multiple requests of Facebook senior management, including multiple letters with documentation by registered mail, sent to Sheryl Sandberg and her chief security officer, Joe Sullivan.
They didn’t do BUPKIS! Apparently it is OK to be a criminal troll on Facebook, just not a black Conservative.
Facebook is Evil!
You’re welcome. John Prine is all kinds of good.
I guess the students wouldn't petition to suspended her if she did "professional" intimidation. But then that would be taking a "high demand" job away from the students./s
I have a FB account. I post controversial stuff and things that others find offensive all the time. I make true comments that are far from PC. My account has never been locked/blocked/suspended.
What in the world has happened to Americans that they stand by and let this tyrannical system trample on our rights and our Constitution? What earthly good is a venue that decides for you what you may say and how. The stupid just get more so.
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