Last week, the popular Facebook page "Islam Exposed" was unpublished for the second time in a month,...

1. Facebook pulls Islam Exposed page over claims of nudity,
lawsuit threatened - Spokane Conservative
Last week, the popular Facebook page
"Islam Exposed" was unpublished for the
second time in a month, this time over
false charges of nudity and pornography.
On Friday, administrators responded with
a sternly-worded five-page appeal
document that threatened a lawsuit if the
page is not restored, a copy of which was
provided to Examiner.com.
In their letter, administrators say
Facebook failed to produce a single shred
of evidence.
"This is because the evidence does not exist," administrators said. "The report is unsubstantiated by
facts."
They also provided a PDF file showing the activity on the page for the last several months. Our
review of that file shows nothing even remotely suggestive has been posted.
Administrators also noted that the number of "likes" has "curiously declined" from 209,836 to
209,788 since the page was unpublished. Once a page is unpublished, only administrators and
Facebook can see the page.
"How is this possible when our page is no longer visible to anyone other than its administrators and
Facebook personnel?" administrators asked.
They also said that despite paying for advertising, their fan base has decreased rather than risen.
"This contradicts its stated goal under Ad Solutions to 'increase online traffic and conversations' by
driving people to our website," the letter adds.
Administrators also accused Facebook of "systematically" violating their own rules by "imposing
inexplicable blocks, bans, and removals that demonstrate indiscriminate and discriminatory
practices, which single out and favor certain groups and viewpoints over others and do not comply
with its own specified Community Standards." They also said Facebook has refused to abide by its
own standards regarding threats, harassment and bullying.
"In fact," administrators added, "they have repeatedly targeted us and prohibited us from speaking
'freely on matters and people of public interest,' which constitutes a form of bullying, harassment,
and abuse..."

2. The letter also cited Facebook's actions in May, when the social media giant unpublished the page
after administrators received death threats. Some of those threats, they added, were serious enough
to report to the FBI and Shin Bet, as at least one administrator is based in Israel. The page was
reinstated, and Facebook admitted it was pulled by mistake.
Nevertheless, administrators say, Facebook has refused to take any action on the multiple threats
that have been reported.
"Showing the utmost disregard and negligence for the safety of our administrators, it failed to even
respond to most of our reports, to act responsibly upon them, and to comply with its own standards
and terms. Instead, it penalized Islam Exposed with more bans and removals," the letter says.
Administrators cited specific examples of what they say are Facebook's discriminatory practices,
including the false flagging of articles that mention Islam. Facebook, for example, flagged three of
this writer's articles as "malicious" or "unsafe," but the flag was removed from one article after we
contacted the social media site. The other two articles are still flagged as of this writing. As we have
previously reported, this has happened to other writers as well.
One administrator was slapped with a 30-day ban after Facebook removed a post essentially asking
visitors to abide by Facebook's community standards. Facebook said the post was pulled because it
allegedly violated their community standards.
The letter also said Facebook engaged in defamation and libel by accusing administrators of posting
nudity or pornography.
"This has resulted in serious damage to our reputations, as well as our mission, and it has inflicted
injurious consequences on us both personally and as a group," they said. Administrators also say
Facebook has "hindered our ability to disseminate information to and for our associates, which has
also resulted in significant monetary losses for some of our administrators."
"Please know that we take each of these matters extremely seriously, as not only clear-cut cases of
defamation and libel but also of misrepresentation, harassment, negligence, and noncompliance of
terms and agreement with users, all of which are actionable under the law," they added.
If Facebook does not reverse their actions, administrators say they "will be left no other recourse
than to pursue legal action."
A petition placed at Causes.com also demands Facebook reinstate the page. As of this writing, the
petition has received just over 1,200 signatures.
Facebook did not respond to our request for comments.