Facebook actually removed posts i reported!

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I might faint 😳

A man called Aaron Duffy posted a disgusting video of him bullying a young person (looked male?) because of their pink hair and the clothes he wore. Lots of comments sticking up for the young person.

There must have been a few complaints as Facebook have just come back saying it's removed. How he isn't banned is beyond me?

I mainly use Facebook for groups I organise. No idea why this video showed up? But it's got like that now. Random shit.

Anyway glad for the young person that it's gone. Oh and this Aaron posts religious stuff. Apparently he's a Christian? That's what some comments said? I've blocked him from showing on my feed.

Great.

I reported death threats including to my husband and FB said the comments did not go against community standards.

He's a wee bit nuts.

Amazing! I’ve reported things that plainly breach rules - no action, ever.

Me too lots. And some people get banned for swearing. Madness.

Omg did you tell the police?

Yes. Initially the police said there was no case. Then they said they would investigate further.....and that was it! This was all via the online reporting system so I never actually got to speak to anyone. However, at a public event related to the threats, there was a police presence. I guess they decided to take them somewhat seriously.

I reported some awful, fat shaming comments on Mumsnet just last night and got an email back from MNHQ saying that fat shaming is not against the talk guidelines! Nearly dropped my phone

That's shocking. I hope dh isn't involved in politics?

Omfg!

I reported videos of the man being mauled by a tiger in the Yorkshire zoo and was told that these did not go against community standards. Got to wonder what those standards are.

Wow! That's a first! But good news.

I reported a barrage of racist comments and memes on various Notting Hill Carnival posts, some so blatantly racist like monkey/gorilla memes, yet FB claimed they didn't go against their rules. Can't use FB or X now because of the amount of racism on there. I refuse to use TikTok. So only left with Insta and MN.

For some reason on reels I keep getting these AI generated videos of young kids or young adults in gymnastics gear being held or doing a stretching exercise while an older man holds them and rubs his hand over the pubic area.

Apparently they can stand with no issue.

Meta has a crazy approach to community safety. They’ll let the most vile abuse and even incitement to suicide standing, but people still have to use stupid words like ‘seggs’ and ‘unalive’ or they’ll be down on them like a tonne of bricks. So you can tell someone to take their own life but for God’s sake no one say ‘fuck’.

That's illegal. Absolutely appalling.

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FB gave me a warning and removed my post because I commented “I’m going to beat you” to my friend - I was going to beat her in a race!

And yet I’ve reported vile things and they don’t get taken down.

It makes absolutely no sense??

I think often the problem can be that objective medical descriptions such as morbidly obese can be described as fat shaming so the context and tone can be important here. But I find that weird as well.

You are right about the racism. I remember reporting a whole barrage of anti-islamic posts and nothing was done (although maybe they take some down on the sly?). Also, all that 'doctor or engineer' crap should be wiped out.

I do wonder if there is media bias. I see very little about Donald Dump for example.

I reported a video last week of a man calling the Cornell university gang rape victim a 'mega-slag' and a liar who was hell-bent on destroying the lives of the 7 animals who attacked her.

His 'proof' was a text she sent to one of them after trying to find out what was being said.

Guess what? It didn't go against community standards.

Community standards must be in the gutter if all the pedo groups and upskirting groups on Facebook aren't an issue either.

I don't personally do social media any more (other than MN) and we only have the page for business because otherwise I would never be on that insidious shit hole.
It thinks I'm a man so the feed it forces onto me is grim.

I wrote a really lovely glowing review about something I'd bought on M&S.
They kicked it off, refused to use it & I was told to change it!!!
I was absolutely flabbergasted...

SO they can shove their reviews!!

Did you disagree with it? Sometimes you have to tell them they they have misunderstood what was said.

Do you mean disagree with the response from FB? There was no option to do that.

He works in local govt but is not a politician. We have two local FB pages run by older men who like to stir things up in the community. If they didn't provide these platforms, the (other) nasty people in our community wouldnt have a voice. But sadly no way to shut the pages down, so it continues.

I had to come off Facebook because I was sick and tired of racist Reform twats and misogynistic comments. Everything I reported was completely fine and dandy apparently including threats to rape women in the comments. I had to come off otherwise I was close to going full vigilante