Facebook kicked me out: My account and my fanpage were disabled
After six months of being on Facebook yesterday evening Facebook decided
suddenly to kick me out. They disabled both my personal account and my
fanpage.
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.
..." Obviously I am not fake. My real name is Simon Bolz. So the real reason
must have been my fanpage which was a fanpage for simonbolz.com. I had
58 fans and one third of them was female. I showed some pictures from my
portfolio on my fanpage but none of them were sexually explicit in any way. My conclusion is: Facebook is just not right for me. I am very much
disappointed that in a democratic and civilized society a company
decides for itself what is right and what is wrong. I don't want to fight for democracy and tolerance. Facebook is simply
not important enough for me and I am not going to fight (desperately) to
be allowed in the club. But there are a few things I would like to point out: - The way Facebook disabled my account was very harsh: no warning, no
e-mail, just deleting everything (and not even naming the real reason
for it). - In a world full of nudity (on tv, in newspapers and advertisements) is
it really a big deal to show some skin, especially when it is in a
sensual way? - There are thousands of similar profiles on Facebook by other nude
photographers. So how come mine was deleted and the others still exist?
Am I just a sacrificial lamb?
Don't worry, I'll keep up my photography and make sure to e-mail me your
questions and feedback. Let's stay in touch.


