ladybrighid3333_archive | LJ Strikeout '07: Support Freedom of Expression!

Ok...so sorry if you've all seen this all over your friends list, but compiling two different "action plans". I'm sorry, but i'm screening comments and logging IPs. >>; you will have to wait till your comment shows up.

roaring's compiled a listing of some of the facts,which link to more facts, etc., of what's going on, mostly in relation to the fandom people getting hit by this.
Click the banner above to see that.

this was taken from

rosesatmidnight for the same program on a more personal standpoiont, though I edited it for my own words at the end. For the original go take action!
1. Change the end greeting to your username
2 You can tweak the last paragraph so it's yours.
3. Spread it to your friends list by posting it to your own journal or linking here.
4. Also feel free to comment here with the textbox at the bottom of this entry.

Change your user name, personalize your comments in the last paragraph, and email this to privacy@livejournal.com and post it to your journal or profile.

Dear LJ:

I was quite appalled to hear about your mass-deletion of communities and journals with what you deemed as 'triggering' interests. Some of us have survived Rape. Some of us have survived abuse. And some of us wish to speak up and help others. How can we do that if you're taking away what we use to help those in need?

Have you even researched this "Warriors For Innocence"? Now what about the countless others who will not benefit from this deletion? What about the countless molesters who will now be driven further underground?

What about the countless members who have survived abuse, who have survived rape, and are now, finally, proud to stand up and say that they have... only for LJ to tell them that they can't?

Now what will we do? Now what source will we have to share our stories and our knowledge with others, now that your once-valuable source has been so ruthlessly and thoughtlessly taken away?

You were once one of the voices that helped make us strong as a united front.

And now your silence in the fight deafens me. Your silence speaks volumes, as much now as it will ever speak. Your silence is like a slap in the face to those of us who have survived the rape, survived the abuse, and are now, or will soon, learn to stand again, learn to live again, learn to function again.

As the friend of several people who have survived abuse and rape, I, personally, hope that you never experience it. And if that does happen, I hope that this very same silence never crosses your path.

Respectfully,
ladybrighid3333

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Comment(optional): I am absolutely appalled that LJ Abuse would employ such a kneejerk reaction to deal with what is obviously a vigilante group. Does it not say in the LJ Terms of Service that LiveJournal is NOT responsible for the content posted on its site? If so, then why is LiveJournal contravening ITS OWN terms of service? If any one of us LiveJournal users contravened the Terms of Service, we would be punished and understandably so. But apparently, no such punishment exists for those who run LiveJournal itself.

Please do not take this to mean that I condone rape and incest. I CERTAINLY do not. But neither do I condone the blatant restrictions upon our freedom of speech that these suspensions represent. Some of the communities suspended are those meant to HELP survivors of rape and incest. How is it, then, that they too are being slapped with suspensions after having been reported to LJ Abuse? How are they even abusing LJ? LJ Abuse exists to prevent users from feeling legitimately threatened on LiveJournal. It does not exist to feed the agenda of vigilantes who are simply Googling the terms "rape" "incest" "pedophilia" and "LiveJournal" and then reporting to LJ Abuse whatever they find. Why are those at LJ Abuse not recognizing that these communities are legitimate and need to exist? Why does LJ Abuse not understand that these supposed "complaints" are not even coming from LiveJournal users themselves? Why are they hiding their heads in the sand, refusing to acknowledge the concerns of LJ users? Why are they partaking in such censorship?

I await eagerly the answers to these questions. In the meantime, I will not be paying $150 to LiveJournal for a Permanent Account. A site that treats its users with such callous disrespect does not deserve my hard-earned money.

LJ Strikeout '07: Support Freedom of Expression!

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