Offensive Neath Port Talbot Facebook page removed following complaint by AM Bethan Jenkins
A FACEBOOK page which encouraged Neath Port Talbot women to post derogatory remarks anonymously has been taken down.
The page, Spotted Sluts Neath Port Talbot, was removed from the popular social media site yesterday after Neath-based AM Bethan Jenkins reported its contents after she claimed they were offensive.
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The page encouraged women to send in degrading remarks, which would then be posted online anonymously.
A spokesman for the website confirmed that it has now been removed.
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South Wales West AM Ms Jenkins said it was concerning that people were able to post anonymously:
"This page is not only extremely insulting to women, in my view it also amounts to cyber-bullying," she said.
"Literally anyone who has a grievance with a woman can go on that page and accuse them of the kind of behaviour which would see them ostracised by friends and family, and picked on by everyone else.
"And it comes just a few days ahead of International Women's Day this Friday.
"If you want to damn someone, then be prepared to use your name."
The page in question gained 338 'likes' from Facebook users before it was removed.
Last month Gwent Police, in response to a rise in these 'Spotted' websites, warned that messages which were grossly offensive or indecent could be reported to the police.
A spokesman for Facebook said: "We are clear that there is no place for bullying or harassment on Facebook.
"When a page such as this crosses a line and posts bullying content then we will remove it.
"We have a real name policy and provide our users with reporting links on every page of our site so they can flag content to us for removal.
"We encourage people to use these tools so we can take appropriate action."
4 Comments
by nice_nails
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 10:18PM
“The more friends you have on Facebook the less you have in real life.”
by twinkles12
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 4:41PM
“Social media is a great thing when you use it properly. When people don't use it properly they tend to blame it but in reality, it's themselves to blame.”
by immigrant1
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 4:30PM
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I use it for business, and it's a fantastic way to communicate with others in private groups. We all help each other's business grow and share ideas. Would be pretty difficult without social media. Also use it keep in touch touch with friends and acquaintances around the world.
But for people that don't have any friends, there's not much point. Some people just don't like to share.”
by Zoomer
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 12:04PM
“I still don't understand why people read and participate in social media web sites. Millions do it, but it's weird.”