Facebook reinstated the Atheist Republic private Facebook group,,,on Sunday, January 11, 2015.
At the time of reinstatement, Armin Navabi, thanked the community,
This would not have been possible without the unbelievably huge amount of support we received. Thank you to all the members who didn't give up the fight to get their community back.Atheist Republic administrator Crizzy Nievera Escorpion also said:
This brought tears to my eyes! Thanks to everyone who made it possible in having our AR family back! I literally jumped out of bed screaming after checking out a notification that some members are wanting to join Atheist Republic!
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Stand up against censorship, Round two. Do you value free speech or are you a hypocrite, as Mark Zuckerberg appears to be,,,
Facebook has always been a place where people across the world share their views and ideas. We follow the laws in each country, but we never let one country or group of people dictate what people can share across the world.
Yet as I reflect on yesterday's attack and my own experience with extremism, this is what we all need to reject -- a group of extremists trying to silence the voices and opinions of everyone else around the world.
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Members and fans of Atheist Republic have been rallying in support and finding ways to have their private group restored after Facebook arbitrarily banned it on January 8, 2015, without citing much clarity on its reasoning to its administrators or members.
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Atheist Republic, which serves as a safe haven for atheists who want to freely express themselves in different parts of the world, formed the Facebook group in 2011. Its fans and members believe Atheist Republic has influenced their lives in more ways than they can express.
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The reason given by Facebook for blocking the group, which had grown into a community of sorts for atheists across the world, allegedly stemmed from several reports on threads started by group members themselves. However, as was pointed out by administrators, the group was private and thus inaccessible to the general public.
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Upon being asked what are the chances of having the group unblocked and restored, Navabi said his team is still trying to figure out a solution. From what Navabi has managed to research so far, he believes the group could be brought back if several people chose to report the issue.
“Ask people to please report the issue here. We need all their support: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/157461604368161,” he said.
Here is the information for anybody who wants to go to the above link and file a complaint:
Group name: Atheist Republic
Group URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AtheistRepublic.Private/
Facebook Bans Popular Atheist Group, Fans and Members Rally in Support
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