Facebook faced some troubles after the company refused to remove a fake page claiming to be the Aussie ambassador to the European Union. Ex-Aussie Liberal leader Brendan Nelson is furious after Facebook refused to remove the page that claimed to be written by him.
Facebook page attacked Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. Although Nelson thought it was quite lame, he was still worried, because he knew people interacting with the fake account believed it was really him.
Brendan Nelson wrote to Facebook in the United States specifically drawing the account to their attention and asking to take it down. Taking into consideration that he was ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, NATO and the European Union, he was concerned about the potential for the page to cause damage to the reputation of Australia.
However, it turned out that even in his position of relative official seniority, Nelson couldn’t do anything about it. Actually, Facebook didn’t even respond to the request. Nelson admitted that the social network was frankly the least responsive entity he had ever dealt with. The experts point out that coming from a person who has dealt with Aussie government officials before this is quite a bold claim.
Brendan Nelson forced the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and intelligence security agencies to take a look at his problem, but they couldn’t do anything about it either. It seems that the only way to get Facebook’s attention is to declare war on the former colony. Although a touch drastic, no Aussie can ever let a diplomatic slur pass it by.
Facebook page attacked Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. Although Nelson thought it was quite lame, he was still worried, because he knew people interacting with the fake account believed it was really him.
Brendan Nelson wrote to Facebook in the United States specifically drawing the account to their attention and asking to take it down. Taking into consideration that he was ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, NATO and the European Union, he was concerned about the potential for the page to cause damage to the reputation of Australia.
However, it turned out that even in his position of relative official seniority, Nelson couldn’t do anything about it. Actually, Facebook didn’t even respond to the request. Nelson admitted that the social network was frankly the least responsive entity he had ever dealt with. The experts point out that coming from a person who has dealt with Aussie government officials before this is quite a bold claim.
Brendan Nelson forced the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and intelligence security agencies to take a look at his problem, but they couldn’t do anything about it either. It seems that the only way to get Facebook’s attention is to declare war on the former colony. Although a touch drastic, no Aussie can ever let a diplomatic slur pass it by.
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