Ukrainian Internet users have decided to declare a two-day boycott Facebook because of massive lock records in the social network. It is reported by the Browser. To attract people to boycott as many people as possible, the organizers have created a special page on the social network.
mark Zuckerberg [the founder of Facebook] gave a completely inadequate response to the request of more than 50 thousand Ukrainian users. They asked him to reconsider the process of mass bans accounts of Ukrainian leaders", — stated in the description of the page.
to participate in the boycott, the organizers propose to deactivate your account in Facebook for two days — 18 and 19 may. the "Thousands of deactivated accounts within 1-2 days will set a precedent for the administration FB [Facebook] and mediapost. For the administration of FB it will become the number one problem, which is much more serious than the decline in the social network", — it is noted on the page.
the Organizers said that they expect after the action of apology from Zuckerberg for his "inadequate response to the Ukrainian users, the formation of in Facebook "white list bloggers" whose records are not subject to locking, and the creation of social networks "transparent and public process, appeal bans, accounts, and content."
may 14, mark Zuckerberg held the session of questions and answers, during which responded to complaints of Ukrainian users, dissatisfied with some of their publications. The founder of the social network explained that the majority of these records had indeed violated the rules of the community: social networks are no place for aggression and incitement to violence based on racial, ethnic, social or any other intolerance.
question for Zuckerberg at this time addressed the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. He suggested that the founder of Facebook to open an official representation of the social network in Ukraine. Zuckerberg with his hand actually refused, saying that Facebook is opening offices only in countries with a high marketing activity and where there is a need in the local sales professionals. Poroshenko, in turn, declared the words of the founder of Facebook is the beginning of dialogue.