Posted on 08/19/2015 7:22:18 AM PDT by Pyro7480
Just a brief note to inform you that I have been blocked from Facebook. They claim that Msgr. Charles Pope is not my real name and are requiring me to submit government ID proving that Msgr. Charles Pope is my true identity. As of now, I have no intention of doing this since I consider it an unreasonable demand by them. They further indicate that even if I supply the IDs from at least two sources, that they reserve the right not to reactivate my account if the name I have used does not meet their preferences.
They explain the reason for their action as:
We ask everyone on Facebook to use the name they go by in everyday life so friends know who they’re connecting with
But of course this IS the name that I go by “in everyday life.” Further, I have had a Facebook account under the name of “Msgr. Charles Pope” for over 6 years now. This is my name, this is who I am. I have 5,000 friends on Facebook who know me by this.
Facebook of course is a private company and they can do whatever they want and treat their clients and users in whatever foul ways they wish. But my current stance on this matter is to resist their demand and seek to share my dissatisfaction.
Facebook was once an open forum to discuss and share. It has become increasingly autocratic and ideological. It may be time for many of us to encourage them to reform or to simply leave Facebook....
(Excerpt) Read more at patheos.com ...
LOL!
**I stopped using Facebook the day I found out that NSA was reading my posts**
The reason I never got it.
I have never used facebook and doubt that will ever change.
OK, so the potUS has his college records sealed and won't produce an original birth certificate, and has used at least two different names besides this one. He gets to be potUS and Msgr. Pope gets kicked off stupid Facebook?
They did him a favor.
What, the godless cretins at FB don’t know what a Monsignor is?? Give me a break. This makes no sense whatsoever.
Free Republic needs to provide a conservative, Christian alternative to facebook.
You did it with internet discussion groups.
Your discussion software is undeniably the best around. I don’t facebook, but I’ve watched others. Facebook STILL isn’t at your level, Misters Jim and John Robinson.
Thanks. I was working on one a couple years ago, then got sick, lost my other leg and lost my energy. Never got back to working on it. Maybe I’ll get the gumption to get back to it soon.
http://www.myfrpage.com/cgi-bin/get.cgi?page=home
May God guide you and give you strength. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Same here. I was using it as read only to track military space a flights, had all security and privacy settings at max and no photo, no friends. Apparently, FB doesn't like that and suspended my account, requesting I send them a photo ID to verify my identity. Screw that. I have lived 60 years without FB just fine up to that point. See ya.
When a liberal concern like Facebook bans you, you know you are speaking the truth. Watch for more of this from Facebook.
Msgr. Pope does not need Facebook.
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