HOW FACECROOK STOLE MY FREEDOM

So, people want to know, why did I get my account deleted from Assbook TM?

Isn't it obvious? I say what I am thinking, (but not usually before thinking about it). I'm very rude and it annoys the hell out of everyone!

Seriously, I made a sarcastic remark about the "sanctity" of traditional marriage having little merit as my status:

May 24 Darian Zam is dubious about straight marriage given the track record, but thinks they should still be allowed to.

I left it there for three or so days for a change, just simply because I have been WAY too busy with work to have time for recreational activities.

I had my account disabled, because some inbred troll from gemployee of Facebook, took offence to my opinion, I guess according to their terms of service I am "discriminatory" (against a continually discriminating majority). If anything, At least they are consistently and completely fucked in the brain!

There the Irony lies...It seems someone with no logic whatsoever thought my cynical one-liner is going to cause some powerful bigot (who can’t see my account unless they are friends with me anyway, and I don’t have friends like that) to have a complete revelation and change their opinion about Prop 8, and that one opinion would cause a landslide, a massive domino effect where gays take over the world (newsflash: they have, decades ago, you just don’t know about it.)

I may even offend delicate sensibilities – heaven forfend! This is because whenever most people who are straight hear the word “gay”, they don’t think of a 1920’s themed party with paper lanterns and lots of beaded shifts, no- they think of ***** covered in ****. That is their own dirty, negative, misinformed minds at work and they freak themselves out. True.

Last time it happened that they deleted my account, this was for

 You will not post content that is hateful, threatening, pornographic, or that contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.

I posted a picture of a friend in very low-slung pants. The top of his buttocks could be seen. It was NOT showing his ass. I thought it was funny and so did everyone else. OK, funny or hot. OK mostly hot.

It was so ridiculous an excuse that in less than 24 hours they had to admit they didn't have a real reason for what they had done and reinstated me, but they just didn't admit they were WRONG or even APOLOGIZE for the ruckus it caused.

What I did learn from this was that, since no friend of mine would have taken offence, it means that Facebook specifically employ individuals to troll through your account when you are not around, and probably to make up a quota and get their work over with, they will find any flimsy non-reason to create a purported “breach of terms”.

This time around, they are just ignoring my messages to supply a reason. This is because they know I'm right, and they're wrong!

I have had much joy from Facebook over the last year, and it has brought me almost equal amounts of pain. I'm no revolutionary, and even if I was, no-one cares what I have to say anyway– but they do find my glittery bon mots at the least amusing. Yes, sometimes those bon mots are just turds rolled in glitter, but I give my oath, to give Facebook YEARS of bad publicity for their homophobia, thinly disguised under their Statement of Rights and Responsibilities clause:

 You will not use Facebook to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.

This gives them any excuse, for a random individual employed by Facebook who doesn't agree with your outlook to discriminate against YOUR religious beliefs, political stance, or sexuality: to erase your presence if you speak out - as one person’s tiny mind - sneaking around in your account, going through your stuff, probably while you are sleeping - sees fit.

Also, let’s snuff out all humour while we are at it, the world doesn’t need it to survive!

Although FB enable several automated bots, real people also trawl the site. If they find something they happen to not agree with, they flag your account. This means that you are marked as sending spam. If you collect a few, your account is removed.

This enables Facebook to discriminate against their members, no matter who you are, in a very thinly disguised way - and get away with it completely. It seems so pointless and a waste of time and energy to pay others a salary to do this, MILLIONS of dollars that could be better spent doing something constructive for society, for many worthy causes. I also find it completely bizarre that a social networking site continually works towards alienating their members. The very people that give them their power. Just watch their value slide as people abscond, it’s only a matter of time and coming to a stock exchange near you in the near future.

I’m going to say it right out loud –

Facebook are making a shitload of money off me and you, and they are treating us like DIRT.

As per other major events regarding their fraudulent changes to terms of service this year, we know they are not honest - we have very public evidence. They have no respect whatsoever for their members and are completely unapologetic about it. N o wonder droves are leaving for other, more user friendly po-pomo mini bloggy things like Twitter that don’t make what is supposed to be fun, harrowing – and let’s face it, have a better looking, much less annoying, unproblematic layout where features don’t inexplicably die on you. Facebook the corporation are actually deluded enough to deem themselves a "necessity" in our lives.

Amen for freedom of speech in this glorious country, and let’s not forget how privileged we are!

Therefore I can freely say, FUCK YOU IN THE ASS, FACEBOOK!

Update: It took a week of emailing every day but I finally received this answer from the Facebook Team:
Your account was disabled because you exceeded Facebook's limits on multiple occasions when sending friend requests, despite having been warned to slow down. However, after reviewing your situation, we have reactivated your account.

This claim is bogus - I haven't had a warning to this account for months, I rarely add anyone just because the whole thing started to bore me a long time ago, and I have hardly been using the service for weeks due to the fact I've been too busy, as above. Nice try though.

Further Update, June 01: Facebook have now disabled my main account again, and also my backup account after I argued with them that they are making false claims to stop me using their service. I am truly over their fictions and harassment, so it's time to kick that bitch to the curb for good. Now you'll find me over at TWITTER, where people have told me that they are not such arseholes to their members.

Further Update, June 13: Facebook are STILL using my profile on the site and still sending me messages from my account. I have written to them and instructed them firmly to quit it - since they don't want me to use their service, they can afford me the same courtesy and stop using my information.