Have you ever been a victim of censorship of social media, you posted a picture on Instagram breastfeed your child for Instagram censorship watchdogs to consider in breach of their conditions and take down, or worse, suspend your account? Well, now you can file reports of censorship of social media with the help of Onlinecensorship.org.
Onlinecensorship.org launched a new project that allows users to report when their social media messages, images or videos were taken down, or their account has been suspended or terminated.
Onlinecensorship.org project is a non-profit co-founded by Ramzi Jaber Visualizing impact and Jillian C. York of Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The project objective is to know why companies remove content, how the removal of this information affects the lives of users and keep "Internet companies with a public obligation to how they exercise power over the digital lives of people . "
When we think of Internet censorship, countries like China, Iran and North Korea come to mind - countries are infamous for social media sites blocking . - deny their citizens express their opinions online, however, we rarely think how and why social media platforms decide what is, and what is . not acceptable public speech
Talk to CBC News Jillian York of the EFF said: "Basically these areas are where our daily interactions take place, and these companies now have much control over our speech as the state or the church in the past. "
more and more people use and rely on social media platforms to express their opinions, discuss current affairs, participate in discussions, and share videos and snapshots of their lives with the family, friends and the outside world, it is crucial for the social media sites are transparent in what is or is not acceptable public speech.
are social media sites free and open forums, we are led to believe, or do they play the dubious role of Big Brother controlling and censoring what we can and can not say on social media platforms?
most social media sites are privately owned and have their own sets of rules to decide what is and what is unacceptable, and in some cases censor content users.
The Onlinecensorship.org project wants users of the six most popular social media sites Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Instagram and Google to file a report if their content censured or removed by technology giants. According to the reports submitted, Onlinecensorship.org will be able to learn and understand more about how social media companies to enforce their terms of service.
If your business image, video or status was censored Onlinecensorship.org and follow their submission process. If, for example, you want to file a report against Twitter, simply answer the following questions :?
What has been censured by Twitter
- My account was suspended
- My Tweet was deleted
- My video was deleted
- My photo was deleted
- One ad I posted / wanted post was deleted / refused
If you wish, you can remain anonymous.
What do you think of the censorship of social media? Does it frustrate you that social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have the power to violate your right to freedom of expression, or maybe you believe it is the right given to media sites social to be able to decide what can and can not be displayed on their platforms? Let us know your thoughts on censorship of social media by posting here on our blog.
For more information on the project visit Onlinecensorship.org
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