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Facebook WTF
I just ended a 5 day FB ban for an image that violated "community standards". It was posted in Jan 2023.
But the *real* WTF is that it was posted in *chat*. Yeah, FB Messenger.
"Community standards" as a rule came out of a 1960s Supreme Court decision on obscenity. And it only applies to *public* exhibition of things.
The only "community" involved in a chat are the participants. *They* can complain about what is posted. Nobody else should get to.
So be aware, FB considers conversations in Messenger to be subject to community standards. They consider them *public*, with them as one of the parties.
But the *real* WTF is that it was posted in *chat*. Yeah, FB Messenger.
"Community standards" as a rule came out of a 1960s Supreme Court decision on obscenity. And it only applies to *public* exhibition of things.
The only "community" involved in a chat are the participants. *They* can complain about what is posted. Nobody else should get to.
So be aware, FB considers conversations in Messenger to be subject to community standards. They consider them *public*, with them as one of the parties.
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There's a reason I call it "Faceplant."