Before rehearsing those wonderfully myopic arguments about the internet as a space of unlimited freedoms beyond censorship, it’s worth bearing in mind the corporate nature of social networking sites like Facebook. Though you might not consider the ethics of corporate responsibility to be at the cutting edge of anti-racist politics today, surely it’s essential to take a clear position in these new media culture wars. There’s an email petition here.
Facebook (alongside) other social networking sites (such as YouTube) are also dogged with racist postings.
There’s a bizzare group in Facebook as recently reported in black information link (blink):
Eugenie in row over “racist” Facebook entry
There’s an update on the facebook petition here