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Hi, all,?
Many of you are Facebook friends and people I actively connect with there. I just wanted to let you that Facebook deleted my account last weekend. The stated cause is that I am supposedly misrepresenting myself under a false identity. I appealed, and they denied the appeal.?
As I've been talking with other people, I've been informed that people who post Jewish activist content or content in support of Israel are disproportionately having their FB accounts deleted. I don't have data, and I don't know if it's true. Coincidentally, my last two actions prior to account deletion were: 1) sharing someone else's post about the history of the song "Strange Fruit" having been written by a Jewish activist;? 2) resetting my profile pic to a photo of me taking the aliyah at Temple the day before, in kippah, tallit, and magen.??
In any case, you all have my email address, so if you need to reach me you know how. I just wanted to let you know that you can no longer reach me via FB. I get most of my reference questions for work via FB, so that's why I'm trying to let people know.?
/PF?
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<<. . . and I don't know if it's true >> ? I don¡¯t know if it is still true but I know that it was true.? Cf. With love and in struggle and solidarity, I express by best wishes for a joyous, liberating and meaningful Passover
Benjy Ben-Baruch
In solidarity with progressives in ALL countries in OUR common struggle to create a future when all will be free ¨C free from poverty and hunger and homelessness, free from persecution, and free from war.
In solidarity with progressive Jews in OUR struggle to build a Jewish future based upon the values of social and economic justice, democratic empowerment, and multicultural diversity
In solidarity with the Palestinians in THEIR struggle for freedom against the Israeli occupation Agitate, Educate, Organize!
Here are 4 kashes (difficult questions or issues) we might contemplate regarding the Jewish community's political support of Israel:
Why is this issue-set different from all other issue-sets? ?????On all other issues we think twice; -- on this issue we don't think at all.
?????On all other issues we lean to the left -- on this issue we lean far to the right.
?????On all other issues we look to our prophetic tradition for guidance --?
??????????on this issue we turn to our clericalist and political leaders for instructions.
????? On all other issues we aspire to act on our highest values, hopes and vision of the future --
?????????? on this issue we justify acting on our basest emotions, fears, and hatreds.
[For the original ¡°three [sic!!!] questions¡±, contact me,] * ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of PF Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 4:41 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [a2b3] Update: How to find PF Anderson? Many of you are Facebook friends and people I actively connect with there. I just wanted to let you that Facebook deleted my account last weekend. The stated cause is that I am supposedly misrepresenting myself under a false identity. I appealed, and they denied the appeal.? As I've been talking with other people, I've been informed that people who post Jewish activist content or content in support of Israel are disproportionately having their FB accounts deleted. I don't have data, and I don't know if it's true. Coincidentally, my last two actions prior to account deletion were: 1) sharing someone else's post about the history of the song "Strange Fruit" having been written by a Jewish activist;? 2) resetting my profile pic to a photo of me taking the aliyah at Temple the day before, in kippah, tallit, and magen.?? In any case, you all have my email address, so if you need to reach me you know how. I just wanted to let you know that you can no longer reach me via FB. I get most of my reference questions for work via FB, so that's why I'm trying to let people know.? ?
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Oof. That got me started down a rabbit hole. I searched "" and suddenly found many many articles related to this topic. The newest?one I saw:
Inside Meta, a debate over when the word 'Zionist' is hate speech
<>?
META CONSIDERING INCREASED CENSORSHIP OF THE WORD ¡°ZIONIST¡±
¡°I think it may actually harm the fight against antisemitism,¡± said the head of a Palestinian digital rights group briefed on the potential change.? <>?
?And here's a Human Rights Watch report alleging the opposite.?
Meta¡¯s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook <>?
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So who knows? Maybe they're suppressing speech more broadly? And maybe it's that the AI making the decisions is badly trained.?
On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 9:02?PM Benny Ben-Baruch via <bbenbaruch= [email protected]> wrote:
<<. . . and I don't know if it's true >> ? I don¡¯t know if it is still true but I know that it was true.? Cf. With love and in struggle and solidarity, I express by best wishes for a joyous, liberating and meaningful Passover
Benjy Ben-Baruch
In solidarity with progressives in ALL countries in OUR common struggle to create a future when all will be free ¨C free from poverty and hunger and homelessness, free from persecution, and free from war.
In solidarity with progressive Jews in OUR struggle to build a Jewish future based upon the values of social and economic justice, democratic empowerment, and multicultural diversity
In solidarity with the Palestinians in THEIR struggle for freedom against the Israeli occupation Agitate, Educate, Organize!
Here are 4 kashes (difficult questions or issues) we might contemplate regarding the Jewish community's political support of Israel:
Why is this issue-set different from all other issue-sets? ?????On all other issues we think twice; -- on this issue we don't think at all.
?????On all other issues we lean to the left -- on this issue we lean far to the right.
?????On all other issues we look to our prophetic tradition for guidance --?
??????????on this issue we turn to our clericalist and political leaders for instructions.
????? On all other issues we aspire to act on our highest values, hopes and vision of the future --
?????????? on this issue we justify acting on our basest emotions, fears, and hatreds.
[For the original ¡°three [sic!!!] questions¡±, contact me,] * ? ? ? Many of you are Facebook friends and people I actively connect with there. I just wanted to let you that Facebook deleted my account last weekend. The stated cause is that I am supposedly misrepresenting myself under a false identity. I appealed, and they denied the appeal.? As I've been talking with other people, I've been informed that people who post Jewish activist content or content in support of Israel are disproportionately having their FB accounts deleted. I don't have data, and I don't know if it's true. Coincidentally, my last two actions prior to account deletion were: 1) sharing someone else's post about the history of the song "Strange Fruit" having been written by a Jewish activist;? 2) resetting my profile pic to a photo of me taking the aliyah at Temple the day before, in kippah, tallit, and magen.?? In any case, you all have my email address, so if you need to reach me you know how. I just wanted to let you know that you can no longer reach me via FB. I get most of my reference questions for work via FB, so that's why I'm trying to let people know.? ?
-- PF Anderson, pfa@...Emerging Technologies Informationist, University of Michigan? ORCID:?0000-0001-6348-2324
Pronouns: all pronouns acceptable My working hours may not be your working hours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of your work schedule. The University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people.? In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan.? This was offered ceremonially as a gift through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids so that their children could be educated.? Through these words of acknowledgement, their contemporary and ancestral ties to the land and their contributions to the University are renewed and reaffirmed.
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Sorry you got whacked.? Really FB is only interested in viral cat
videos and useless information like gossip.? Trying to use it as a
platform to make a point never works.
On 4/16/2024 9:01 PM, Benny Ben-Baruch
via groups.io wrote:
<<. .
. and I don't know if it's true >>
?
I don¡¯t know if it is still true but I know
that it was true.? Cf.
With love and in struggle and solidarity,
I express by best wishes for a joyous, liberating and
meaningful Passover
Benjy
Ben-Baruch
In solidarity with progressives in ALL countries in OUR
common struggle to create a future when all will be free ¨C
free from poverty and hunger and homelessness, free from
persecution, and free from war.
In solidarity with progressive Jews in
OUR struggle to build a Jewish future based upon the
values of social and economic justice, democratic
empowerment, and multicultural diversity
In solidarity with the Palestinians in THEIR struggle for freedom against the Israeli occupation
Agitate, Educate,
Organize!
Here
are 4 kashes (difficult questions or issues)
we might contemplate regarding the Jewish community's
political support of Israel:
Why is this issue-set different from all other
issue-sets?
?????On
all other issues we think twice; -- on this issue we don't
think at all.
?????On all other issues we lean to the left -- on this
issue we lean far to the right.
?????On all other issues we look to our prophetic tradition
for guidance --?
??????????on this issue we turn to our clericalist and
political leaders for instructions.
????? On all other issues we aspire to act on our highest
values, hopes and vision of the future --
?????????? on this issue we justify acting on our basest
emotions, fears, and hatreds.
[For the original ¡°three
[sic!!!] questions¡±, contact me,] *
?
?
?
Many of you
are Facebook friends and people I actively connect with
there. I just wanted to let you that Facebook deleted my
account last weekend. The stated cause is that I am
supposedly misrepresenting myself under a false identity.
I appealed, and they denied the appeal.?
As I've been
talking with other people, I've been informed that people
who post Jewish activist content or content in support of
Israel are disproportionately having their FB accounts
deleted. I don't have data, and I don't know if it's true.
Coincidentally, my last two actions prior to account
deletion were:
1) sharing
someone else's post about the history of the song "Strange
Fruit" having been written by a Jewish activist;?
2) resetting
my profile pic to a photo of me taking the aliyah at
Temple the day before, in kippah, tallit, and magen.??
In any case,
you all have my email address, so if you need to reach me
you know how. I just wanted to let you know that you can
no longer reach me via FB. I get most of my reference
questions for work via FB, so that's why I'm trying to let
people know.?
?
--
Regards,
Victor R. Volkman, President
L H Press Inc.
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It has gone downhill, true. People are urging me to make a new account, and I¡¯m sitting on that idea for a while. The Facebook data downloads have not included any of my posts or images. There¡¯s no functional export. The place is run by AI. There¡¯s no clarity around what sort of behavior is actually community standards. It¡¯s rife with phishing, spam, bots, etc.? PF Anderson, pfa@...Emerging Technologies Informationist, University of Michigan? ORCID:?0000-0001-6348-2324
Pronouns: all pronouns acceptable My working hours may not be your working hours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of your work schedule. The University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people.? In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan.? This was offered ceremonially as a gift through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids so that their children could be educated.? Through these words of acknowledgement, their contemporary and ancestral ties to the land and their contributions to the University are renewed and reaffirmed.
On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 08:41 Victor R. Volkman < victor@...> wrote:
Sorry you got whacked.? Really FB is only interested in viral cat
videos and useless information like gossip.? Trying to use it as a
platform to make a point never works.
On 4/16/2024 9:01 PM, Benny Ben-Baruch
via wrote:
<<. .
. and I don't know if it's true >>
?
I don¡¯t know if it is still true but I know
that it was true.? Cf.
With love and in struggle and solidarity,
I express by best wishes for a joyous, liberating and
meaningful Passover
Benjy
Ben-Baruch
In solidarity with progressives in ALL countries in OUR
common struggle to create a future when all will be free ¨C
free from poverty and hunger and homelessness, free from
persecution, and free from war.
In solidarity with progressive Jews in
OUR struggle to build a Jewish future based upon the
values of social and economic justice, democratic
empowerment, and multicultural diversity
In solidarity with the Palestinians in THEIR struggle for freedom against the Israeli occupation
Agitate, Educate,
Organize!
Here
are 4 kashes (difficult questions or issues)
we might contemplate regarding the Jewish community's
political support of Israel:
Why is this issue-set different from all other
issue-sets?
?????On
all other issues we think twice; -- on this issue we don't
think at all.
?????On all other issues we lean to the left -- on this
issue we lean far to the right.
?????On all other issues we look to our prophetic tradition
for guidance --?
??????????on this issue we turn to our clericalist and
political leaders for instructions.
????? On all other issues we aspire to act on our highest
values, hopes and vision of the future --
?????????? on this issue we justify acting on our basest
emotions, fears, and hatreds.
[For the original ¡°three
[sic!!!] questions¡±, contact me,] *
?
?
?
Many of you
are Facebook friends and people I actively connect with
there. I just wanted to let you that Facebook deleted my
account last weekend. The stated cause is that I am
supposedly misrepresenting myself under a false identity.
I appealed, and they denied the appeal.?
As I've been
talking with other people, I've been informed that people
who post Jewish activist content or content in support of
Israel are disproportionately having their FB accounts
deleted. I don't have data, and I don't know if it's true.
Coincidentally, my last two actions prior to account
deletion were:
1) sharing
someone else's post about the history of the song "Strange
Fruit" having been written by a Jewish activist;?
2) resetting
my profile pic to a photo of me taking the aliyah at
Temple the day before, in kippah, tallit, and magen.??
In any case,
you all have my email address, so if you need to reach me
you know how. I just wanted to let you know that you can
no longer reach me via FB. I get most of my reference
questions for work via FB, so that's why I'm trying to let
people know.?
?
--
Regards,
Victor R. Volkman, President
L H Press Inc.
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PF Anderson