lefty
12-13-2011, 10:03 AM
Facebook Shuts Down Syrian TV Page after Uploading Video Showing ABC's Manipulation of Interview with President al-Assad
In an attempt to suppress the truth and in violation of the Syrians' right to self expression, Facebook adminsitraiton on Friday shut down the official page of the Syrian TV.
This step was taken after a video of a press conference by Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry Spokesman Jihad Makdessi was uploaded on the page. The conference showed how the US TV channel ABC manipulated the content of their interview with President Bashar al-Assad and distorted it through editing and omission.
In response to this, Syrians on Facebook started a new page dedicated to the Syrian TV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us2MZi8RjIE&feature=player_embedded
vs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3DjmCmGVQ&feature=player_embedded
(http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread785238/pg1#)
In an attempt to suppress the truth and in violation of the Syrians' right to self expression, Facebook adminsitraiton on Friday shut down the official page of the Syrian TV.
This step was taken after a video of a press conference by Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry Spokesman Jihad Makdessi was uploaded on the page. The conference showed how the US TV channel ABC manipulated the content of their interview with President Bashar al-Assad and distorted it through editing and omission.
In response to this, Syrians on Facebook started a new page dedicated to the Syrian TV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us2MZi8RjIE&feature=player_embedded
vs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3DjmCmGVQ&feature=player_embedded
(http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread785238/pg1#)