I've been banned from Facebook!
Before you say, "Why did you ever use Facebook?!" The short answer is that all my old aunties and cousins, second cousins and distant relatives are there and I primarily use it to share photos with them.
It was one of these photos I posted from my recent Christmas trip to Little Havana and Wynwood in Miami that has seen me banished for violating community standards:
As you can see, nothing particularly bad here! Most seem to think it's the artwork from a famous Cuban exile in which one could possibly see a nude image?
Anyway, I will be posting even more of my stuff here on Steemit instead! Hopefully my family will find me here because I realised that I don't have any email addresses or phone numbers?! Facebook had made me lazy like that, I guess?
These tech monopolies have so much power over the content we see and the fact that they are the public square, as it were, means they have a lot of control over freedom of assembly and free speech. It's something to ponder as we head into 2018.
Any Facebook banning stories to share?
FB is a disaster as D Trump would say)
Yuge Disaster!
It's a disaster except for making money from Facebook and Instagram ads. Trump uses Facebook ads so he can't think it's that bad :)
We find these (Twitter/FB) kind of stories here all the time... No BS here on Steemit!
I banned myself from facebook and all social media 2 years ago when I realized what a leftist bunch of NSA shills the whole team was...I didn't like being a product for the machine. I found Steemit in November and converted my wife and as soon as my dad figures out how to copy and paste a 30 digit password that doesn't contain his grand-daughters name, he will be on here as well. (love you Dad) I will get the rest of the family in time.
"...and as soon my dad figures out how to copy and paste a 30 digit password that doesn't contain his grand-daughters name, he will be on here as well. (love you Dad)..." <-- That deserved an upvote, in and of itself. lol
you deserve an upvote as well
Well thank you, and have a Happy New Year.
:)
I love the story I arrived two weeks ago, and could not stand anti-social media either. So my question to you is...how much longer does a free, no ad, video-game style, anonymously based social platform that pays you to place content at your choosing remain a secret to big mouth nature that is created on anti-social sites like facebook? I think we both know that answer. Ha, it's kind of like a Facebook rapture.
Right!? If you look at it on Alexa, in the past few months, its gone from the 2,000th most popular site to the 676th most popular site in the US...I think 2018 will be a huge year for Steemit and Steem.
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/steemit.com
Yes I did actually hear that fact cited at one point. Not sure if that ranking is cumulative or done based on each month's average but even still that is surprisingly high already. Think of how many mega sites there are used in the US regularly just by people you know. Yeah that number has great potential for a rise. I hate to say it, but a financial crisis might be the tipping point for this platform to turn into a monster overnight. Anything like the 2008 shenanigans that were going on the markets (of which BTC, and the newly established cryptos were basically born in the first place). I certainly am not rooting for that of course as this platform is well on its way regardless.
"leftist" "NSA shills"
I think you mean the typical neo-liberal capitalist
how the hell are the NSA leftist?
I believe people should be free and that their governments should be radically transparent. Republicans and Democrats work together in a symphony fake opposition to maintain control and I really don't see much difference between the two in ways that are really pertinent to me or my family. The NSA is just one of their tools.
I actually Banned myself from FaceBook not long after learning all about how its an MK-Ultra Pay-Ops platform injecting parasitic narratives deep into the cortex of the unfortunate souls that use it. After many months of using herbal remedies to purge the many voices in my head that were deployed in my brain from a few years of using FaceBook, I began to actually CONNECT with my Fan Base through SteemIt and started paying my bills...
We need to break those monopolies. Companies like google and facebook practically owns the internet today, it is extremely scary
Facebook sucks so hard. I can’t stand it. What’s social media? You make the product; they make the profit. Then they get a bunch of stupid people to self regulate (which really means tow the communist agenda or get banned), throw in some experimental beta ai algorithm that doesn’t know the difference between a vagina and an armpit, and you get banned.
"...doesn’t know the difference between a vagina and an armpit..." Hilarious
I can tell the difference though. The modern-day (feminism) armpit is the one with the hair!
the loss for others is gains from us keep it up.
Hahaha, that really Zucks!
PS: Big fan of your RT show! Keep up the great work!
Love from Norway
lol (zucks)!!!
You should wear that as a badge of honor.
:D
I do; and happy to be here instead. Hope you don't mind getting a whole bunch of travel photos . . . :D
naw bro, im living through your volg!
makes me feel like im doing more then just stacking silver and crypto checking out your adventures. 90% of us fucktards wish we could be living half the life you are living.
:)
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Well, you needs F***book any longer, if there is Steemit?
Happy New Year!
And make sure Max takes his medication... :)
I've made him some chicken soup. Best remedy! :D
If I recall some of your shows, I'm not sure chicken soup will do the job. I was more thinking of Valium or so. :)
Steem on bro!
Maybe a blessing in disguise?
Facebook's loss... our gain! Welcome Stacy! Yes tech monopolies are cornering the market on friends and family... not cool! Bring them all over here!
Thanks!
Glad you'll be spending more time here!
I have many times shut fb off but it brings me back as it is a single sign on to everything. You should be fine it is probably your life rival flagging you as a joke.
These social platforms like Facebook and Twitter that took advantage of people for so long will soon be a thing of the past. They made billions off of their users, not only did they not share any of it like Steemit and other platforms alike are doing, but they also censored freedom of expression. I disagree with some posts like racism and prejudice however the community should condemn expression of such, we don't need Facebook to act like our parents.
Like so many others, I keep a toe in facebook because that's where my family and friends are. But shenanigans like this show why it's important to start distancing ourselves.
How can you get banned by an algorithm that clearly hasn't even been double-checked by a human being? Christ, at least the Soviet censors actually read your letters before shipping you off to a gulag!
LOL, I like how you put that. Yes, I've been shipped off to the gulag, and yet, actually, I've been freed from it . . .
i guess you've never met cleanerbot
Oh my no... I'm far too well-behaved for that!
Good for you! I've never used it and don't plan to start now.
SteemIt and Twitter are the only social media I use, both of which are much less intrusive than Facebook.
Facebook, Google/YouTube, Twitter, and a few others REALLY tick me off! Maybe you can tell from my name? lol
As we build their massive databases, earning them unbelievable wealth from our information, our participation, and our effort, they continuously censor, suspend, and ban us for totally asinine reasons, or even no reason at all.
Recently, I saw someone that had been suspended for the most petty reason, something that didn't align with Facebook's, "up is down, black is white, and war is peace" perverted ideology. The kicker however, was when the user then reported someone that had posted an image of a man cutting the throat of a police officer! FaceCrooks reply, "That doesn't violate our Terms of Service." Wow! Call a transgender person the wrong pronoun however, which can change day-by-day, or minute-by-minute, and it's straight to Facebook Detention! That is in no way attacking any group, as I believe we're all born to be who we are. We should accept EVERYONE the same. Facebook, and the others however, very much have an agenda. What they claim to stand against, they support in every way!
Without getting into Conspiracy Theory territory type of stuff here, if left unchecked, I can see the powers-that-be saying that what is child pornography to those of us with a functioning brain, is perfectly acceptable on their tyrannical sites, as it's just the free expression of love. We're living in strange times.
Steemit is great, and it's just an infant. Although there are problems, which should be expected, we can continue to make it into THEE premiere social site on the Internet! We all own it. There are no whack-job, greedy, abusive idiots calling the shots here. WE can build the society that we want, and I don't see how it can be anything but much better than what is out there now.
Steem On, and get outta the way Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and the rest, or the Steem Roller is gonna flatten you!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to EVERYONE!
P.S. Thanks for your post. The more people that learn what Facebook is really about, the sooner they'll hit the door running, and headed to STEEMIT!
STEEMIT is the best of the best! You actually get compensated for your content! It is a no brainer! Then you can give back to the GREAT Steemit Community! Steemit is a Extremely kind and helpful Community! I'm VERY blessed and honored to be a part of the STEEMIT community! Wait until 2018 my Friends! I'm telling my Family, Friends and Clients about Steemit and its potential! Wishing everyone the VERY best of health and happiness! Blessed 2018 my Friends! TEAM STEEM! :)
Awesomeness! Been following you and Max for years.
Welcome to Steemit!
Yeah, Max is great! He's obviously very intelligent, but he's just entertaining to watch and listen to. He's like that one teacher we all probably had in school. You couldn't wait to get to that class because you knew it was gonna be fun!
Here no one will banned your post, + you will earn $$$ to your pictures.
That sounds much better than FB . . .
That is truly crazy. Perhaps it was just a mistake? Either way, how ridiculous that they would threaten that you need to remove photos in order ro "keep your account active."
Indeed. Their language is a bit spooky like from some fricking totalitarian future but now.
If you get banned from Facebook, you're doing something right!!
I got banned from Facebook because I used a varation of my last name. I was just trying to get into a few groups to do discussions and didn't want old Classmates, etc contacting me. None the less, BOOM BANNED!!!
Wouldnt had been better if not for steemit
Oh wow that is a strange case. Absolutely nothing nude to see on those pictures. I never had any problem with facebook so far.
I thought they had humans in the support department that goes through reports by users. I couldn't find the nude pictures either.
It is usually one way close, another open. As Facebook closes it's doors, you can fully Steem(it) now.
You could introduce your family members to the platform too. A complete family on the blockchain wouldn't be bad after all.
Nothinh as of yet first time i hesrd from u....indedd it is ridiculous .....very much surprised to arent user hv freedom to share or freedom to xpress....pathetic.
I already banned facebook for last 1 year..😉
I haven't used Facebook for months. It's a bad way to communicate with the people I want to. Discord, email or text message are much better options for me. I've been banned from Twitter and Reddit before so I don't use those either.
The good part of your banning is that you'll hopefully be able to bring more people onto this platform, as questionable as the web design is.
Banned!? That’s outrageous. You know I was in the “just let people find this place for themselves when they find it, no need to rush” camp but Facebook needs to take a hint already. Let’s bring everyone over here now.
I was never banned but my posts reach exactly 0 people thanks to their wonderful algorithms? A large part of it had to do with not using Facebook frequently, theycpunish you for that, Maybe it’s also because I’ve linked to RT or WL articles in the past, probably hurts your reach.
Good riddance! I am glad you will be posting more here on Steemit! Love you guys!
I really need to cut myself off from Facebook- especially now that Messenger is separate. I have made some good friends there, but it is a not great timesuck for me. I wish I was better able to curate my Facebook feed, but that's never going to happen. So more time on Steemit is my goal!
Well, posting nudes is not the only way to get banned
Other ways include
1.)Posting on your wall in rapid succession
2.)Your account is a potential risk to other facebook users
3.)Facebook profiles for non humans
4.) Getting reported by rather too many people
5.) You’re sending too many friend requests
Its either one of these....hope it helps
Yeah, we arw surely leaving facebook behind. Like others have said, we use it to connect with distant family and we have a homesteading page....except they keep locking us out of our account.
The second to last pic with the shirtless Native statue? What a joke! Soon FB will be just like MySpace... Rest in peices FB.
I was never banned, but I have had birth and breastfeeding pictures tagged/removed from a FB group that is all about Midwifery/birth/breastfeeding. FB is so...done, LOL!!!
Facebook has moprhed into Big Brother. I've got a couple of posts up on how Facebook has been censoring me due to my posts about the White Helmets psyop and the truth about the Syrian war. I managed to get screencaps of the censoring in real time.
https://steemit.com/news/@clarityofsignal/post-provides-examples-of-facebook-censorship-in-action-deleting-truth-about-us-media-coverup-of-terrorist-support-networks-in
Utter Maddness, They treat everyone as if we are cry babies. I have seen someone banned for 3 days for using the term "BIG OVERJOO".
has facebook helped you in any way apart from diminishing your data?
put them here on steemit where there is worth for what you do
Congratulations best thing that could've happened to you!
consider being banned from Facebook as a badge of honor as you and Max share way too much truth which could be construed as dangerous. I'm going to do the same, post more on Steemit. I think another 200,000 subscribers for 2018 would be great!
Not banned by Facebook, I banned FB from my life. Sure, peeps don’t know what I’m doing, but they don’t really care anyhow. It’s okay to be human and imbibe in the shenanigans, just know that we’re all hypocrites.
Can't understand why Facebook has banned your account but anyways you can post here in steemit and share with us...have a great day.
Don't use FoolsBook. It's eating alive your brain cells. On the brighter note, you should be happy this new year's resolution completed before the year began. A++ love your show Max.
At least you get more $$$ posting here compared to FB, u'll make Mark fatter.
A blessing in disguise! I've been clean for 6 years. you'll be just fine:)