An Open Letter to Facebook about Censorship
January 3rd, 2013
Dear Facebook,
A headline recently crossed my desk that you had suspended the account of Infowars.com host Alex Jones, along with at least 18 other individuals in the alternative media loosely affiliated with Infowars within the same 24 hours. Is this true?
Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange.org reported that he was suspended for a “violation of community guidelines” because he was tagged in a photo by someone else. Michael Rivero of WhatReallyHappened.com claims his account was suspended “for security reasons” without warning or explanation.
Obviously the Infowars crowd and their ilk will see this as some nefarious conspiracy against them, but I make no such accusations. Still, in 2010 rumors circulated that you had suspended users for images of the Gadsden “Don’t Tread on Me” Flag. These accusations have a chilling affect on legitimate political speech, which most people consider the Infowars crowd to be, even if they disagree.
The site is your property and the policy is yours to make but I think a decent respect to public awareness requires some comment from you explaining why this happens, and whether these accusations are false or if dissenting political speech is not welcome on Facebook.
Best regards,Davi BarkerThe Silver Underground
If you would like to contact Facebook here’s some emails:
– designated for handling disabled profiles
– for questions about disabled/suspended accounts
– Customer service
