Facebook Exposes Advertisers To Hate Speech

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Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @11:41PM from the just-take-it-down dept.

NewsCloud writes "Does Facebook believe that no publicity is bad publicity? Why else would they leave a group called, "F**k Islam" open since July 21, 2007 despite more than 53,482 members joining an opposing group called petition: if "f**k Islam" is not shut down..we r quitting facebook group? Furthermore, advertisers such as Sprint, Verizon, T Mobile, Target, and Qwest wouldn't be too happy to learn that they are paying for ads on the 'F**k Islam' group pages. Shouldn't a startup like Facebook, reportedly worth more than a billion dollars and with over a hundred employees, be expected to enforce its own Terms of Use in less than six weeks?"

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Nice... (Score:5, Funny)

by gardyloo ( 512791 ) writes: on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @11:44PM (#20474195)

Does anyone else think that starting a petition threatening to leave the site on which the petition is hosted...? Oh, nevermind.

Re:What about digg? (Score:5, Funny)

by BadAnalogyGuy ( 945258 ) writes: <BadAnalogyGuy@gmail.com> on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @11:49PM (#20474265)

Fuck Digg.

RE: (Score:5, Funny)

by thatskinnyguy ( 1129515 ) writes: on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @11:49PM (#20474273)

petition: if "f**k Islam" is not shut down..we r quitting facebook
I do what I want with Facebook. Who cares if you quit? There are millions more signing on every day and thousands of new people joining. Who would miss a few hundred people (after most don't actually follow-through)?

If this is a threat you have to do better than that! It's no skin off my back if you quit for being a whiner.

Sincerely Yours,
Mark Zuckerberg

Re:Nice... (Score:5, Funny)

by silverkniveshotmail. ( 713965 ) writes: on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @11:54PM (#20474321) Journal

It's gone now, Allowing your users to say what they want is overrated anyway.

Re:Update (Score:5, Funny)

by BadAnalogyGuy ( 945258 ) writes: <BadAnalogyGuy@gmail.com> on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @11:54PM (#20474331)

I think they misunderstand. Fuck Old People is a dating service group.

Re:right on (Score:5, Funny)

by bcdm ( 1031268 ) writes: <bcdm999 AT yahoo DOT ca> on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @12:13AM (#20474523)

FUCK FAT People. They are just UGLY.

You are a very brave person to post that sentiment on /.

Re:heh (Score:5, Funny)

by grcumb ( 781340 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @12:25AM (#20474657) Homepage Journal

I wonder whether there's be any kind of publicity if the group was called "fuck communism"...

I'm holding out for the 'Fuck Virginity' group....

... ducks and runs...

Re:Update (Score:5, Funny)

by garcia ( 6573 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @12:26AM (#20474665)

I think they misunderstand. Fuck Old People is a dating service group.

With Bob Dole as their spokesperson and a great catchy line like, "I chose the little blue pill and plugged myself right into her Matrix."

Fork Islam? (Score:5, Funny)

by AJWM ( 19027 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @12:46AM (#20474841) Homepage

What's the big deal? That happened centuries ago, hence Sunni and Shia Islam.

Re:heh (Score:3, Funny)

by ydra2 ( 821713 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @12:48AM (#20474851)

You said:

"Not likely, not here. And any 'Fuck Islam' talk will be quickly moderated down.

'Fuck Christianity' will be just as quickly rewarded.

We can't allow too much tolerance!"

I now ask, what do you call tolerance and why are you so much against it?

I think you mean to say that we are quick to censor any anti-Christianity but slow to censor any anti-Ismlamic posts, or maybe the other way around. But your statement actually says both "will be just as quickly rewarded" I think in the context of being moderated down. Are you saying that any discussion of this topic, regardless of the position of the commenter, will be moderated down?

Whatever your answer, I will just come out and tell you the secret slashdot moderation guidelines. (They will hunt me down and punish me for this, but... Oh well, here goes nothing).

1. Liberal = BAD
2. Conservative = Not so Bad
3. Libertarian = Ultra plus plus double good
4. Islam = Bad Nasty
5. Christianity = WTF!
6. Evolution = Sure, whatever
7. Intelligent Design = Anything's possible, or not
8. Microsoft = Holey Operating System
9. Linux = Holy Operating System
10. BSD = Used to be Holy Operating System but caved in to Libertarians

Re:Nice... (Score:5, Funny)

by The Clockwork Troll ( 655321 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @12:56AM (#20474895) Journal

The group is misunderstood.

It's a Muslim porn exchange.

Re:Fork Islam? (Score:3, Funny)

by Quiet_Desperation ( 858215 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @01:13AM (#20475055)

You win the thread.

Re:other groups worth joining (Score:4, Funny)

by ari_j ( 90255 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @01:20AM (#20475103)

The only group worth joining:
Fuck you, you fucking fuck.

That basically takes care of everything.

Re:Nice... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @01:49AM (#20475295)

40 Virgins Gone Wild IV: Taste of Paradise

Since we are on the subject... (Score:5, Funny)

by glwtta ( 532858 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @01:53AM (#20475315) Homepage

You know, fuck whom? Fuck web designers that think that a) screwing with your cursor is acceptable, and b) a cross-hair is a good cursor for links.

(also fuck people with pointless blogs, but that's kind of a standing sentiment)

Re:Nice... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @02:11AM (#20475403)

Hot ankle-exposing action!

Re:What about digg? (Score:5, Funny)

by saskboy ( 600063 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @02:21AM (#20475457) Homepage Journal

If Slashdot doesn't bring back the hot grits and Natalie Portman, then I propose we quit.

Re:hmm... (Score:5, Funny)

by Hal_Porter ( 817932 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @02:44AM (#20475599)

Yeah, it's remarkable on slashdot how you can talk about [DELETED BY CMDR TACO]. I'm very much a free speech advocated but it seems to me that somethings go way beyond the line, and I don't think if I were CmdrTaco I'd let people post about my private life on forum my wife may read, or even the animal rights people who just can't accept that [DELETED BY CMDR TACO]. He paid for the bunnies, what he does to them in private should be his business alone.

Re:Update (Score:3, Funny)

by coolGuyZak ( 844482 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @02:53AM (#20475653)

The alternative is kind of sickening. "See how deep the rabbit hole goes"... *shiver*

Re:hmm... (Score:2, Funny)

by Petersson ( 636253 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @02:53AM (#20475657)

i-slam? as in i-tunes? What is that, an Apple card game?

Re: (Score:2, Funny)

by Hal_Porter ( 817932 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @03:15AM (#20475823)

If you're a whiner who just quit Facebook, I'd like to point that there will always be place for you on LiveJournal.

We have these features

* Auto sockpuppet scripts. You don't need the bother of maintaining human friends, even online ones. Our Perl scripts will flame your enemies when they become too numerous for you to do it manually.
* One click Delete Freakin' Everything(tm) and Restart Under An Alias. Our killer feature. Drama never had less consequences.

Sincerely Yours,
Brad Fitzpatrick

Re:right on (Score:3, Funny)

by JAlexoi ( 1085785 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @04:09AM (#20476135) Homepage

Why do you hate the "masses"?

Re:Nice... (Score:5, Funny)

by dintech ( 998802 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @05:26AM (#20476517)

For all we know, you were stealing a hooker's purse that you just killed after cheating on your wife with her while you were typing.

Typing!? Damn his evil soul to hell!

Re:Meh (Score:2, Funny)

by untaken_name ( 660789 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @06:10AM (#20476741) Homepage

Never use absolutes. It's always wrong to do so.

http://www.goatse.cx (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @07:24AM (#20477121)

They beheld the Avatar of Goatse and were so shocked that they fell over dead.

Re:Nice... (Score:4, Funny)

by PopeRatzo ( 965947 ) * writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @07:38AM (#20477179) Journal

Will you please get the number of virgins straight? This belt is getting heavy.

Re:hmm... (Score:2, Funny)

by Cheirdal ( 776541 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @08:22AM (#20477507) Homepage

20% of the moderation on this post was rated as "Informative". Now THAT is funny :).

Re:Nice... (Score:1, Funny)

by Zabu ( 589690 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @09:27AM (#20478251)

Newly added TODAY!
The_Five_Pillars_Of_Islam.avi
Maira_Marries_Mecca.mpg
Rammitdin.avi

Thank God (Score:5, Funny)

by elrous0 ( 869638 ) * writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @09:34AM (#20478355)

Man, I hate it when people use free speech to say something I disagree with!

Re:Thank God (Score:3, Funny)

by kalirion ( 728907 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @11:26AM (#20480059)

There's such a thing as Terms of Service. Otherwise youtube would be full of porn by now.

Re:Thank God (Score:4, Funny)

by silverkniveshotmail. ( 713965 ) writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @12:10PM (#20480819) Journal

There's such a thing as Terms of Service. Otherwise youtube would be full of porn by now.

and that would be terrible how?

Re:right on (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @01:41PM (#20482225)

"FUCK FAT People"

I do all the time, just ask your mom.

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Since we are on the subject... (Score:5, Funny)

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http://www.goatse.cx (Score:2, Funny)

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