Christians Launch So-Called Sin-Free Facebook Alternative
More than 100,000 people have flocked to the sin-free Facebook. Launched in Brazil by four web developers, the social network prohibits anything that violates biblical principles.
In short, Facegloria is the evangelical dream for sharing.
“On Facebook there is a lot of violence and pornography, so (we) thought we’d found a network where we could talk about God, love and share your word,” web designer Atilla Barros tells AFP.
To prevent the trash that fills the average Facebook newsfeed, Facegloria bans the following: Abusive content such as texts, photos and/or videos that have character defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, harmful, containing expressions of hatred against people or groups, or contain child pornography, explicit or violent pornography, content that may be harmful to minors, that contains insults or religious or racial threats, or that encourages moral damages (including body) and property, or that may violate any rights of third parties, notably human rights.
Considering that the original Facebook has censored Christian content before, Facegloria may be a safe haven for the evangelical community in South America, and eventually the world, as they have already purchased the domain name in all “possible languages.”
Despite lofty promises, some are already out to test the limits of the site and how quickly they remove trolls who disagree with their message.
Caitlin Dewey, a writer for the Washington Post, joined the site and says hateful comments regarding God have yet to be flagged.
She also suspects the Christian moderators may have a hard time defining what qualifies as going against biblical principles.
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