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I thought they did monitor and report things like this. I'm not happy to hear this either.

Some people will feel strongly against Facebook or any site monitoring private messages for the reasons Topdown stated it would violate there right to privacy, I don't honestly feel that there is anything sent in an email or text or whatever is any worse then what is already on the web on dozens of sites that have webcam girls or even more explicit and graphic photos or videos so I don't feel anything I put out there privately or publicly would be any cause for alarm or even raise a few eyebrows, unfortunately there are individuals who use the web to prey on children or plan a covert act that will result in great harm and if the NSA really dose monitor they don't do a very good job because several people including Americans had there heads cut off and it was uploaded to you tube surely they must know the domain and who is responsible but still it happens and no one has come up with a solution to shut these events down. I believe in the freedom of speech and privacy but I don't think the founding fathers envisioned the internet or global communications when they drafted the constitution or the bill of rights.

yep fair enough zurf, they cant be expected to check every email or thread that passes through their site, but there are programs that look for certain catch words or phrases that i believe government departments (spies) flag up. the worst part of this atrocity is that these 2 individuals live in the uk and take advantage of the benefits and freedom that this country provides. the messages they sent each other was over an open line (i believe) so they could and should have been flagged up and investigated. i am aware that a lot of terrorist activities have been uncovered and stopped before bombings/murders and the like were actioned and the authorities are to be thanked and congratulated for their action, but anti-terrorism is all our concern these days as i know you us-ers are well aware....lets unite over this one?

i must stress though that the majority of muslims are brilliant people and they should not all be judged because of the hateful actions of a few brainwashed   individuals.

Here's how it works:  People post stuff. Algorithms and users flag things that are inappropriate or annoy them, people barely making minimum wage review flagged info and either OK it or forward it. Forwarded stuff gets reviewed by people making a buck more than the first person. If further thought to be an issue it gets sent up the line a bit further to someone making more money. Then, that guy may forward it on to the appropriate authority.  Since Facebook is an American based company, it goes to US authorities I presume... What/when/how the government decides to handle it then who freaking knows.  Problem is, the first person that saw it probably only speaks English and was counting on Google Translate in the first place if it wasn't in English... And even then it had to make enough sense for them to send it up, or the algorithms (or other users) to flag it in the first place.  BUT, there is a process.  I was moderating content for a less popular social platform, and that was the process.  I am sure Facebook has a similar one.  It's far from foolproof, of course.  And like Zurf said, a business first trying to make the people receiving ads (spending money) happy first and foremost.  If you saw half the crap that gets flagged, you would understand why people barely making minimum wage are on the front lines (and therefore how legit stuff could get through).  I still don't know what the Arabic translation of "underwater cable" means... But I think its harmless yet derogatory... Or maybe its worse?  The people making a buck more than I was didn't think so.

Ahhh The beauty of the realization that the only privacy you have is what is in your head.  The minute it is out of your mouth and /or posted on the net, BOOM! all facades are up in smoke.

Doug, I do believe I have the next song subject,, and the hook is something of "all of what you have is in your head, keep it to your self or you might get dead"
not to rob too much from grace slick or 4 non blonds,,,,LOLOL

My phone is nearly 10 years old and has no idea what an app is. I'm OK with that. I can wait till I get home and use the laptop if I need to find something. But I disagree about the spell check. I feel that function has actually made me a better speller. After a couple misspellings I learned the correct one. I rarely get that squiggly red line under words when I'm typing now and it's usually because I'm trying to type too fast and miss a letter.

In regards to the OP; I abhor facebook. Oh look, there's that squiggly red line. I guess I spelled facebook wrong.

one thing i have to say about "spell-check" i do use it but there are words that are spelt differently in UK and US eg; COLOUR or the US color. if it had to be simplified why not kuler?...go figure?

on a more serious note, thanks amy for explaining that, it just goes to show the more money you have the more crimes you can get away with, unless it's against the government or the church. as i stated though, theses guys are english born and bred as far as i know, so would probably been conversing in english? that part is not clear.

i have no interest in facebook but i did join twitter but have never used it or filled in any personal details. i used to use yahoo answers but found that it was being frequented by perverts and idiot kids using bad language and indecent imagery. which is why after these years i'm still on chordie.

phill