Users have been experiencing unwarranted Facebook administrator action to block access for several days.
By H. Nelson Goodson
May 4, 2011
Palo Alto, CA - Facebook users have been noticing an increase of abuse by administrators who are blocking access to their social network accounts for several days, if users are deemed to make a certain amount of friendship requests. Users when attempting to log into their accounts, a message pops up saying, "Understanding Friend Requests on Facebook" and explains that friend requests are more likely to be accepted when you send them to people you already know, such as classmates, friends, family and coworkers. Facebook is enforcing to limit requests and won't allow the user access until the continue button is press or touched.
The next pop up, "Friend Requests and Messages Blocked for 2 Days" is shown and then Facebook wants the user to cancel unanswered requests and automatically blocks access for two days as a penalty. It prevents the user from contacting people or send messages temporarily.
Facebook attempts to validate their abuse by citing the user could be viewed as violating Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. In the last pop up it informs the user, that after a 2-day block has been lifted, please only send friend requests to people the user believes will accept requests. Facebook wants the users to press or touch the confirm button and not other option is provided to override the blocking access.
Facebook users confirming suggests abuse has been accepted by the user, which is absolutely bogus, but is actually an abuse by administrators from the social network. Users as an option are not confirming and others began to close their accounts in protests. One user said, "they unfairly block my account without credible reason and I will not confirm, so they can unblock it themselves, because I won't."
Facebook offered no comment when contacted.
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By H. Nelson Goodson
May 4, 2011
Palo Alto, CA - Facebook users have been noticing an increase of abuse by administrators who are blocking access to their social network accounts for several days, if users are deemed to make a certain amount of friendship requests. Users when attempting to log into their accounts, a message pops up saying, "Understanding Friend Requests on Facebook" and explains that friend requests are more likely to be accepted when you send them to people you already know, such as classmates, friends, family and coworkers. Facebook is enforcing to limit requests and won't allow the user access until the continue button is press or touched.
The next pop up, "Friend Requests and Messages Blocked for 2 Days" is shown and then Facebook wants the user to cancel unanswered requests and automatically blocks access for two days as a penalty. It prevents the user from contacting people or send messages temporarily.
Facebook attempts to validate their abuse by citing the user could be viewed as violating Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. In the last pop up it informs the user, that after a 2-day block has been lifted, please only send friend requests to people the user believes will accept requests. Facebook wants the users to press or touch the confirm button and not other option is provided to override the blocking access.
Facebook users confirming suggests abuse has been accepted by the user, which is absolutely bogus, but is actually an abuse by administrators from the social network. Users as an option are not confirming and others began to close their accounts in protests. One user said, "they unfairly block my account without credible reason and I will not confirm, so they can unblock it themselves, because I won't."
Facebook offered no comment when contacted.
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