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Title: Trans man banned from Facebook is back
Post by: Butterfly on January 18, 2010, 05:05:29 PM
Post by: Butterfly on January 18, 2010, 05:05:29 PM
Trans man banned from Facebook is back
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Alex Blaze
January 18, 2010 2:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/the_transman_who_was_first.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/the_transman_who_was_first.php)
The transman who was first kicked off Facebook for uploading a picture of himself without a shirt, and then had his account reinstated but was told not to upload the offending picture again, has been told he can upload the picture. Here's Facebook's statement:
"I went back to our team here to ensure that we were being consistent in our review, and upon further consideration, the team has concluded that the photos do not violate our standards for graphic imagery and can be allowed. While we strive to apply our policies as consistently as possible, with over 350 million users on Facebook there may be instances when we fail to do this and we do our best to rectify these situations as swiftly as possible. We encourage Mr Scaia to upload the photos again if he would like to make them viewable on his profile.
Post Merge: January 18, 2010, 05:20:56 PM
Trans man wins Facebook victory over banned photos
By PinkNews.co.uk Staff Writer
January 18, 2010 - 15:53
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/18/trans-man-wins-facebook-victory-over-banned-photos/ (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/18/trans-man-wins-facebook-victory-over-banned-photos/)
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Alex Blaze
January 18, 2010 2:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/the_transman_who_was_first.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/the_transman_who_was_first.php)
The transman who was first kicked off Facebook for uploading a picture of himself without a shirt, and then had his account reinstated but was told not to upload the offending picture again, has been told he can upload the picture. Here's Facebook's statement:
"I went back to our team here to ensure that we were being consistent in our review, and upon further consideration, the team has concluded that the photos do not violate our standards for graphic imagery and can be allowed. While we strive to apply our policies as consistently as possible, with over 350 million users on Facebook there may be instances when we fail to do this and we do our best to rectify these situations as swiftly as possible. We encourage Mr Scaia to upload the photos again if he would like to make them viewable on his profile.
Post Merge: January 18, 2010, 05:20:56 PM
Trans man wins Facebook victory over banned photos
By PinkNews.co.uk Staff Writer
January 18, 2010 - 15:53
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/18/trans-man-wins-facebook-victory-over-banned-photos/ (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/18/trans-man-wins-facebook-victory-over-banned-photos/)