Ask HN: Facebook doesn't react on terrorists recruiting post, what to do?

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by eu22 • 12 years ago

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The biggest facebook page in Russian openly recruiting terrorist, but moderators don't respond to reports. I submitted several reports, but no reaction. I assume they simply don't understand what is the problem. Post includes detailed instruction how to join terrorist organisation "army of novorossiya", which is responsible of downing MH17 and many more crimes. There is link. https://www.facebook.com/The.Russian.Federation/photos/a.10150574453068539.389556.12795478538/10153968018728539/?type=1

kumarski• 12 years ago

Facebook bots? I wish I could read Russian, the memes are probably worth reading.

You could probably hire a facebook bot 'like' network to 'report' a photo. You'd have to message the right people.

Wrote an article about how I tried fighting ISIS using twitter bots:https://medium.com/@datarade/my-failed-attempt-at-fighting-i...

eu2210• 12 years ago

No, it's actually one of the biggest page in Russia on Facebook, with 400k followers.

dragonwriter• 12 years ago

The biggest facebook page in Russian openly recruiting terrorist, but moderators don't respond to reports. I submitted several reports, but no reaction.

I suppose you could complain to, e.g., the US FBI about Facebook knowingly providing material support to terrorists.

eu2210• 12 years ago

I thought about it, but it will probably take month or so

wmf• 12 years ago

Just report it as a hoax; I hear Facebook is cracking down on those.

eu2210• 12 years ago

Their moderation process is a huge mess, that's for sure.

DanBC• 12 years ago

https://www.gov.uk/terrorism-national-emergency/reporting-su...

eu2210• 12 years ago

Cool, submitted report

Someone1234• 12 years ago

which is responsible of downing MH17 and many more crimes

I googled it and all I see is that the Ukrainian government pointed the finger in their direction. However the Germans are blaming the Russian government's military forces in the region.

Seems like an organisation of Ukrainians and Russians, likely financed by Russia, fighting in the occupied/contested region of Ukraine.

Have to say if they did or did not down MH17, nobody can be too sure either way. However realistically it is hard to believe a rag tag group of "terrorists" could operate a modern anti-aircraft system such as the Buk missile system.

eu2210• 12 years ago

Yes, I remember that day when MH17 was downed, with my friends we collected photos from different sources and they all showed the same "Buk" around the that time (ground-air missile) in the Torez city which was under control of "army of novorossiya". "Buk" came from Russia, there are also few videos and photos, and with very high probability crew was also from Russia. Germans came to the same conclusion

MisterWebz2• 12 years ago

Who are you calling terrorists? A bus in the rebel stronghold Donetsk just got blown up and 13 civilians died. Do you think the rebels bombed themselves?

eu2210• 12 years ago

Yep, they are terrorist. And, yes, they did. Read the piece in Guardian or elsewhere, location where bus was blown up is more than 15 kilometres away from the closest Ukrainian forces location. Max distance of mortar - 10km.

eu2210• 12 years ago

Artillery unit which is more capable would left much destruction. So with no doubt shot was made in 10km radius. This territory is under control of terrorists

MisterWebz2• 12 years ago

There's a military base in use by rebels just 500m from the site of the attack. It looks like the Ukrainian military or the volunteer battalions missed their target. But I'm not here to convince you of anything, seeing as you've already made up your mind.

Ask HN: Facebook doesn't react on terrorists recruiting post, what to do?

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