Comments on: It appears that Facebook has censored a post by the Navy Seals merely because it was critical of President Obama. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-appears-that-facebook-has-censored-a-post-by-the-navy-seals-merely-because-it-was-critical-of-president-obama/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:01:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/it-appears-that-facebook-has-censored-a-post-by-the-navy-seals-merely-because-it-was-critical-of-president-obama/#comment-68379 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:01:07 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=20504#comment-68379 I looked up the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Although the the article doesn’t say specifically why Facebook took down the content, they may have done so under Section 3, #6, which states:

“You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.”

And Section 5, #2:

“We can remove any content or information you post on Facebook if we believe that it violates this Statement or our policies”

President Obama does have a Facebook page, making him a user. Facebook has a legally defensible case for what they did, though perhaps not a morally defensible one.

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