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censorship

Apr 15, 2017 9:03AM PDT

my FB posts are marked with a thin blue line....no other posts are marked like that. also, about 3 mths ago a notice came on my post to TELL me i don't want to post to "public" ....only to "friends"....I am now unable to post to "public"....clear censorship. is anybody experiencing something similar?

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Facebook is not a free speech site.
Apr 15, 2017 9:19AM PDT

There are many topics that will see censor. This issue is very well done so I will comment and move on.

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More about the lines.
Apr 16, 2017 12:28PM PDT
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try a different browser
Apr 16, 2017 12:18PM PDT

try a different browser and see if you have the same problems.

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This is not a free speech issues.
Apr 19, 2017 6:21AM PDT

As free speech mean you won't be arrested for saying something. As to content on web sites and servers the owner have the right to censor anything they wish since they are the owner or renter of the content and servers used. You can publish any legal thing you wish on your own server but you are still subject to public scrutiny.

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True
Apr 19, 2017 7:25AM PDT

I have never used it , I just don't care for social media unless we are to consider Cnet a social media ...
I've never really thought about that one Confused
Are we on a social media ? I mean everyone around the globe can watch us here and read anything we say and reply Confused

Any way, My Little Sis ( she's almost 60 ) uses FB and I have to to remind her that I don't want my business painted all over the world ,
Sis posted about how my Father had a bad day Easter Sunday on FB , ( Dad's 87 , he has earned the right to be forgetful ) and little sis can't accept that Dad is in the beginning stages of dementia very close to being Stage 2. She started a big ruckus !!!!

Starting Monday , I began to get phone calls from folks I don't know and even distant relatives I have never met (and never intend to) ,asking Me about some very personal things and it continued yesterday too, I wonder what today brings ?
How did all of these people even get this unlisted phone number ?

My point ?,..... Even though I'm not and never have been on FB , I'm on FB and that really fries my a**
I don't think there's a lot of censorship on a personal level but I wish people would control their " Free Speech " because I'm the one getting all of the phone calls and I have to be Rude as how do I know who the scammers are and who are the friendly's .....

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I agree totally
Apr 19, 2017 8:27AM PDT

I use a fake ident on Facebook just so I can see when someone links to something on their Facebook they want me to see. That's all.

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(NT) Hey James !
Apr 19, 2017 8:51AM PDT
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I hit enter again, Someone needs to change that
Apr 19, 2017 8:53AM PDT

I'll start over
Hey James !
Are on social media right now at Cnet ?

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social media?
Apr 19, 2017 12:01PM PDT

Not unless I'm in the Lounge or Speakeasy. Some forums can be social media, but I don't consider tech forums in that genre.