Yes Revolutionary Road is written by a Socialist Worker, it is however along with just a few of the many twitter and facebook accounts one of the only reliable sources of information coming out of Iran. Almost all of the TV news about what is happening in Iran has been sourced through a small minority of sources. Even the US State Department has been relying on Twitter reports to find out what is going on.
Given that, it is quite amazing that Saeed Valadbaygi is now facing a ban on Facebook.
These are the messages that they have sent him.
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Warning! You are engaging in behavior that may be considered annoying or abusive by other users.
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Which of the following links describes what you were trying to do? Clicking on a link will take you to more information on how to use Facebook's features.
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Further misuse of site features may result in a temporary block or your account being permanently disabled.
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It is a violation of Facebook's Terms of Use to repeatedly sent the same message or make the same post. Facebook prides itself on protecting users from spam and behavior that may be construed as abusive or annoying, and we take this standard very seriously.
While we realize that there are applications that provide links for users to send out, we ask that you not repeatedly send these links in messages or post them on Walls or in Discussion Boards. If you continue to engage in this type of activity, your account may be permanently disabled. We appreciate your cooperation going forward.
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Your account was disabled because you violated Facebook’s Terms of Use, to which you agreed when you first registered for an account on the site. Accounts can either be disabled for repeat offenses or for one, particularly egregious violation.
Facebook does not allow users to register with fake names, to impersonate any person or entity, or to falsely state or otherwise misrepresent themselves or their affiliations.
We do not allow users to send unsolicited or harassing messages to people they don’t know, and we remove posts that advertise a product, service, website, or opportunity.
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Given that even the US State Dept is now relying on Facebook and Twitter updates, I really hope Facebook will not be that stupid.
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