I am not at all surprised. Facebook is a police tool. It isn't a question of restoring the pages of such groups, but teaching such groups to do their organizing elsewhere, somewhere better (and safe from police suppression!).

You might say, "There's no place better than Facebook. There's no place other than Facebook" This is where that type of thinking gets you: deletion from Facebook's pages.

The decision to shut down the Boycott BP thing must have been approved by Washington. Big moves like that don't happen without the consent of the ruling class. Internet censorship is on the rise here. Fucking creepy.

It's back up. Probably a case of server maintenance than a case of censorship.

Facebook is an excellent organizing tool, but it shouldn't be the only tool we use.

People who want alternatives should support those alternatives with volunteer time, donations and resources. Not Bored is one of those folks who has supported Infoshop.org this year.

Chuck

Yes, a new page has been created to replace the old one, apparently deleted due to "copyright infringement."

It is true, Chuck, that "Facebook is an excellent organizing tool," but it is also other things as well. I don't think that "it shouldn't be the only tool we use" goes far enough. Outright rejection seems more appropriate. Resistance needs to be organized in real, not virtual, space(s).

Thanks for noting that I'm "one of those folks who has supported Infoshop.org this year." I will be happy to contribute again. Let me know.

It's up to folks to decide if they want to boycott Facebook. Certainly many of us older folks have lived full and interesting lives before social networking and mobile phone. I'll stick with Facebook because it enhances my personal life along with my politics.

Chuck