Operation Payback: Facebook BANNED Our Page

[Agorism]

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Operation Payback: Facebook BANNED Our Page

Anonymous, an activist hacker group that has been disabling websites in a show of support for WikiLeaks, claims that Facebook has just banned its page.

Anonymous tweeted via its "Operation Payback" Twitter account, @Anon_Operation, "FACEBOOK JUST BANNED OUR PAGE," with a screenshot of a notice from Facebook that its page, "Operation Payback" was "removed for violating our Terms of Use." (See screenshot below)

Facebook's notice reads,


A Facebook Page is a distinct presence used solely for business or promotional purposes. Among other things, Pages that are hateful, threatening, or obscene are not allowed. We also take down Pages that attack n individual or group, or that are set up by an unauthorized individual.


Operation Payback describes itself as "an ongoing campaign by Anonymous against major anti-piracy & anti-freedom entities." Recently, MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's Swedish prosecutor have all been targeted by the group.

Although several Facebook Pages with the name "Operation Payback" remain on Facebook, including Wikileaks „Operation Payback" and Operation Payback - Julian Assange is a hero not a criminal, it is not clear that these are affiliated with Anonymous.

While companies like MasterCard, Visa, and PayPal have cut ties with WikiLeaks, Facebook has thus far allowed the website to maintain its presence on the social networking site. With regard to the possibility that Facebook might remove WikiLeaks' Page, a Facebook spokesperson told ReadWriteWeb, "The Wikileaks Facebook Page does not violate our content standards nor have we encountered any material posted on the page that violates our policies."

Regarding Anonymous' allegations that Facebook removed its Page, a Facebook spokesperson told HuffPostTech:


We take our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities very seriously and react quickly to reports of inappropriate content and behavior. Specifically, we're sensitive to content that includes pornography, bullying, hate speech, and threats of violence. We also take action on content that we find or that's reported to us that promotes unlawful activity. The goal of these policies is to strike a very delicate balance between giving people the freedom to express their opinions and viewpoints even those that may be controversial to some and maintaining a safe and trusted environment.

[Kludge]

Is there a precedent for this? Has it happened during anon's previous DDoS attempts where a social networking page was set up?

[AxisMundi]

And?

[CoreyBowen999]

Will Operation Payback strike Facebook o.o The world would go mad!

[pcosmar]

Will Operation Payback strike Facebook o.o The world would go mad!

OMG
No Farmville.

Perhaps the Media might take some interest and Cover the Story.

naw, they will just spin the official Ministry of Truth propaganda.
:(

[AxisMundi]

Is there a precedent for this? Has it happened during anon's previous DDoS attempts where a social networking page was set up?

To be frank, FB is a private entity and can pretty much do as they wish. There is no Right to Free Speech within such a privately owned venue.

As noted in their replies, FB responded to complaints about Operation Payback's activities, and as per their User Agreement and policies, removed the FB page.

Never fails to amaze me how people will purposly violate a website's terms of use, and complain when they are kicked off.

[Todd]

looks like facebooks gonna have some trouble this week.

[Kludge]

To be frank, FB is a private entity and can pretty much do as they wish. There is no Right to Free Speech within such a privately owned venue.

As noted in their replies, FB responded to complaints about Operation Payback's activities, and as per their User Agreement and policies, removed the FB page.

Never fails to amaze me how people will purposly violate a website's terms of use, and complain when they are kicked off.

I'm just interested in whether or not FB or Twitter closed down previous accounts Anon used during pre-Wikileaks DDoS attacks. If there is no precedent, I'd guess Lieberman & the others in gov't reacting very seriously are pressuring these companies, as well - and not against Wikileaks, but Anon.

[Bruno]

looks like facebooks gonna have some trouble this week.

this

[CaliforniaMom]

I hope they don't hack facebook.

[Rael]

looks like facebooks gonna have some trouble this week.

:nods:

[speciallyblend]

let the hackers hack facebook nothing these hackers have done comes to the level of corruption of the us gov and what they are doing as world terrorists in killing folks!

[AGRP]

What are they going to do?

Send pizzas? Spam with porn? Call their employers?

[AxisMundi]

let the hackers hack facebook nothing these hackers have done comes to the level of corruption of the us gov and what they are doing as world terrorists in killing folks!

Since when does two wrongs make a right?

[speciallyblend]

Since when does two wrongs make a right?

when it pisses you off:) teasin;) looks like i will be deleting my facebook for more reasons then op payback. I do not condone them just encourage them;)

[AxisMundi]

I'm just interested in whether or not FB or Twitter closed down previous accounts Anon used during pre-Wikileaks DDoS attacks. If there is no precedent, I'd guess Lieberman & the others in gov't reacting very seriously are pressuring these companies, as well - and not against Wikileaks, but Anon.

Depends on if FB got any complaints about previous Anon sites.

[pcosmar]

Multiple posts on these threads. Spread this.

YouTube - anon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpTyrW8yJY)

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Greetings.
These days have been interesting for all of us, and especially for every dictator, and every authoritarian regime. The one and only protector of the freedom of speech has devolved into one of its worst. Yes, U.S.A. We are looking at you. We became very disappointed when we saw how you treated not only our fellow anon, but one of the greatest defenders of free speech in the modern world.

The earthly world may be your domain, but we can assure you, and never forget, that the web belongs to us, and we will protect it by all means necessary. You have, over the last few days, gotten a taste of what we are able to do with small resources. Over these few days, however, we have grown several hundred percent, and we will grow further as the news spreads.

We have taken down several of your servers with DDoS attacks. We have defaced your websites. We have raped your bandwidth to such an extent that you may face problems when paying your bills. And most of all, we have shown the world how exposable you really are.

We are the author of the hjoly book of "dirty tricks."
We do not only know every single "dirty trick" in the book; we are the inventors of them.

Many have tried to defeat us before and failed. Miserably. Go ask the church of Scientology if they are up for a new fight. Some of us may fall, but on the way, all of you will fall. You may get one or five convicted. Ten or twenty arrested. On the way, you will not only lose all pride, but also money.

Your world needs our world to work.
You are here as our guests.
Behave as such.
Your time here is limited.

We demand that you leave Julian Assange and Wikileaks alone. Open his bank accounts. Arrest the lying Swedish tramps.

Don't disappoint us again.
Consequences will NEVER be the same.

We are anonymous. We are legion.
We do not forget.
We do not forgive.

Expect us.

[AxisMundi]

when it pisses you off:) teasin;) looks like i will be deleting my facebook for more reasons then op payback. I do not condone them just encourage them;)

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