facebook | Maryam Namazie

Is this a joke Facebook? Banned again?

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On May 29, 2016
3 Comments
facebook, free expression

I got an email from someone asking why they couldn’t reach me on Facebook. I tried signing in and got the following message: Have you noticed how I always get banned right after debating an Islamist or criticising Facebook for its censorship of ex-Muslim/atheist pages? What a coincidence that this ban happened right after my […]

Facebook and Salman Rushdie

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 14, 2011
1 Comments
censorship, facebook, Rushdie

Ophelia Benson reports that Facebook de-activated Salman Rushdie’s account but has now re-activated it, though it initially asked him to call himself Ahmed Rushdie. I’m not surprised.