Face it: Facebook is petrified of bloggers’ fury. Less than a day after the controversial news that Facebook banned Robert Scoble, he’s back once again perhaps more eager to run another automated script to test the mettle of this popular social networking site!
Ahhh, fame sucks (if you’re not famous that is). In his video, he denied (of course) using any Facebook data outside of Facebook.
Here’s the e-mail from Facebook he posted on his blog.
Hi Robert,
Facebook’s Terms of Use broadly prohibits the running of automated scripts on the site because they can be used to commit malicious attacks, send spam, and generally try to undermine the integrity of the site. When our systems detect these types of scripts, they immediately disable the account of the user responsible as a preventative measure. This is what happened in your case – your automated script was exhibiting the same behavior as other malicious scripts that we have blocked before so your account was disabled.
Our standard process for handling cases when an account is disabled for security violations is to allow a user to appeal and remedy the situation. This is the process we have followed here. Since you contacted us and have agreed not to run the script again, we have reactivated your account. You should now be able to log in with your normal email and password. In the future, please refrain from running these types of scripts again.
Thanks,
Jerry
User Operations
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Originally posted on January 4, 2008 @ 10:24 am
so … My account was disabled almost 2 weeks ago. I have written numerous times to numerous facebook email addys – with absolutely Zero response. However; a few of my friends who have also written questionning my account being disabled – have gotten responses – most are automated, but a ‘few’ are telling them that facebook ‘cannot’ discuss ‘my’ account with anyone but me. Yet .. it won’t respond To me!
Do I have to be famous? A “known” blogger? An advertiser??
ie: does it take Money to participate on this “free” site?
I have gone over and over the TOS on f’book and can find None that I have been in violation of. ALL I know is – my account was disabled After I cooperated with international law enforcement to have child porn and other equally unacceptable pics removed from facebook – Law enforcement was involved due to facebook Ignoring reports and/or allowing Illegal/unacceptable content.
I would be happy to correspond with ‘you’ or anyone (esp. Facebook) who can help me with this.
I am a Good person and devote a Great Deal of my time and energy to volunteering, fundraising and organizing charity events – I NEED Facebook to make those things easier. I don’t get paid for any of those works – well .. except for a good feeling about Who I am. That said – I know . and Anyone who Knows me knows that I did not deserve this “punishment”. At the very least I would think ‘they’ could tell me Why..
any thoughts? suggestions?? .. Thanks.