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SCMP: Facebook cuts protester=92s accounts
=46rom behind South China Morning Post=92s paid firewall, here=92s an
article about a university student=92s Facebook account mysteriously
being shut down. No firm proof yet about why it was disabled but it
may be related to organizing protests in Hong Kong ahead of the torch
arriving on Friday.
Facebook cuts protester=92s accounts
Jimmy Cheung
Apr 29, 2008
The university student who plans to protest with Tibetan flags during
the Olympic torch relay on Friday says her Facebook account has been
disabled for =93persistent misuse of the site=94.
Christina Chan Hau-man, 21, said she had received a warning from
Facebook that her message volume had approached its limit a few days
ago.
=93I wrote back and explained that I had to respond to those who wanted
to join my action,=94 she said. =93Some 60 people have said they will
join.=94
Ms Chan said her account had been disabled on Sunday =93for persistent
misuse of the site=94 and information related to the protest had been
deleted.
=93It may be political censor****p. But I don=92t know what is happening
exactly.=94
Ms Chan said she would continue with her plan but believed fewer
people would join because she could no longer reach her sup****ters via
Facebook.
Facebook was not available for comment yesterday. Its rules say users
should not disseminate content that would constitute, encourage or
provide instructions for a criminal offence, violate the rights of any
party, or otherwise create liability or violate any law.
League of Social Democrats chairman Wong Yuk-man said his Facebook
account, which carried anti-Beijing content, had been disabled last
Tuesday, without any reason being given.
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