Facebook & Harassment

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As Facebook did not provide a Facebook group site block option, I reported a Facebook group site for harassment and received the reply today below from Facebook. I would have preferred a block site option.

Reporting the site was the reasonable option provided to me by Facebook and I then blocked the individual profiles of those within the group I reasoned were responsible as Administrators.

Cited:

‘Thanks for your feedback 

Thank you for taking the time to report something that you feel may violate our Community Standards.

Reports like yours are an important part of making Facebook a safe and welcoming environment. We reviewed the group you reported for harassment and found it doesn't violate our Community Standards. Please let us know if you see anything else that concerns you. 

If you want us to look at something specific in a group, be sure to report the content (ex: photo), not the entire group. 

We want to keep Facebook safe and welcoming for everyone.’

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Thank you, Facebook, for the reply.

This should be a concern to Facebook, however.

A Facebook friend request was made to me. Soon, I could see from the profile that this person was Islamic.

Fair enough, I am Christian and have a Religious Studies and Philosophy PhD; I am willing to be friends with those of other worldviews and one may wish discuss worldview issues with me at some time because of my education, understandably.

This person may be one of the site Administrators, from the reported site in question. But I was then without permission added to this Islamic Facebook group in question and I soon quit the group (that I never willingly joined).

It became clear I was in this group when in the middle of the night, while I was in bed, my mobile phone had alerted me audibly with messages posted from the group in Arabic. I was then soon added again without permission, and quit the group once again. So, I then blocked both persons that appeared to be site Administrators and filed this complaint and report with Facebook.

I would prefer to talk things out with a person or persons when there are disputes on Facebook and online, but I am not going to be persuaded of religious or philosophical views by being forced or coerced onto a website.

Warmest Regards

Russ Murray