Washington (CNN) – Social networking giant Facebook said Thursday that it is investigating the deletion of a post by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that sounded off about plans for a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City.
Facebook is looking into "this incident to determine why and how the content in question was removed," spokesman Andrew Noyes said in a statement provided to CNN.
Later: Facebook sorry for Palin post snafu
Palin re-posted the Facebook "note" Thursday morning. In the re-posted version, Palin responds to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg who was, in turn, responding to earlier comments by Palin about the planned mosque.
"No one is disputing that America stands for – and should stand for – religious tolerance. It is a foundation of our republic," Palin writes in the re-posted version of her Facebook note.
"This is not an issue of religious tolerance but of common moral sense. To build a mosque at Ground Zero is a stab in the heart of the families of the innocent victims of those horrific attacks."
Palin added, "Many Americans, myself included, feel it would be an intolerable and tragic mistake to allow such a project sponsored by such an individual to go forward on such hallowed ground. This is nothing close to 'religious intolerance,' it's just common decency."
The re-posted note ends by informing readers: "The original post of this statement (on July 20, 2010) was somehow unintentionally deleted by mistake or technical glitch."
Facebook allows users to report violations of the site's terms of service, including content which users believe is racist or hate speech.
Although Facebook has yet to complete its investigation of the original post's deletion, Noyes said that the site strives to balance being a platform for dialogue and a respectful environment.
"We want Facebook to be a place where people can openly discuss issues and express their views while respecting the rights and feelings of others," Noyes said in another statement to CNN. "The goal of our policies is to strike a very delicate balance between giving people the freedom to express their opinions and viewpoints – even those that may be controversial to some – and maintaining a safe and trusted environment."
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No doubt some looney tune leftist with nothing better to do than live in his mother's basement and cause trouble. Lock him up...
It's not immoral.
What's immoral is her hate.
"it's just common decency", Palin said of a subject she knows nothing about...
I believe it was rejected because of the spelling and content resembling a minor
MEMO: Differentiating to the racist republiklan neo-cons why we libtards “hate” Saint Sarah, all while she displays her “christian values” in their unbridled hatred of all things Muslim and religious intolerance. This twit better hope stoning of women having babies without the benefit of the "sanctity of marriage" never comes back into vogue.
SUBJECT: DEFINITIONS OF VACUOUS:
A. asinine: devoid of intelligence
B. empty: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
C. devoid of matter; "a vacuous space"
D. blank: void of expression; "a blank stare"
Simply put, it is because she is a walking, vacuous vagina.
Palin better get herself a good lawyer.
That would be former half-term half-wit governer of Alaska - you know, the one that bankrupted Wasilla, but got most of her house paid for by that same city's taxpayers.
Sarah Palin haters are working to silence her, it won't work.
That IDIOT has no business commenting on ANYTHING.
Sarah Palin is reaping millions off of the 'sheep' who follow her
and her ignorance exceeds anything imaginable. Really. The
pig in lipstick makes it SO EASY for the rest of us to prove on a
daily basis just how stupid the Republican (and Tea Party) really
are.
Sure sounds like hate speech to me.
I don't understand why it was deleted also... The computer understands 0 (zeros) and 1's (ones).
I can tell you why it was deleted. This moron dosen't make sense and everything that she talks about it garbaage and nobody with any brains gives a rat's patoot.
I can't believe that all of you are arguing about invisible men who purportedly live in the sky, and have the ability to see into the future, trying to convince one another that your invisble man is the authentic one.
Unbelievable.
Common decency? After listening to this person and her hate-mongering spew for the last couple of years, I'd say she couldn't spell decency if someone were to spot her the first 5 letters.
As to her post on Face Book – I don't agree with it being depleted (it seems to be the only communication tool she can begin to understand) – but I do understand that some more soul probably just couldn't stomach any more...
Facebook has been around for a couple of years now. I propose that Palin did not even know about it until 2008.
ROFLMAO!
Very SUSPICIOUS!
When Palin speaks, the country listens. No point in trying to censure her. She will always win.
how is it decent or legal or wise politically to try to block any religion from congregating? Muslims were killed in the towers too. Let people worship.
The moron probably did it herself just for the exposure.Shes should stick to being a twitwit,she rather good at it.hahaha
Palin was against building a mosque near ground zero? Is she not aware that Muslim citizens were killed there also? This woman belts out low class rhetoric about taking our country back; yet, she truly has little knowledge of what our country stands for.
Did anyone object to a christian church being built within blocks of the Oklamoma Federal Building after Christian, Tim McVeigh blew it up killing hundreds of Americans??? I didn't think so!! All Muslims are not terrorist , this is America people – you know the land of the free, free of religious persecution and bigotry – what moral code does building a learning and prayer center violate Ms. Palin??
She would delete it.. I am sure she got alot of nasty comments about her hate speech.
They should not let let her on there at all. All she does is is spread hate and lies.
Oh for God's sake who CARES????!!!!!!!! So this TWIT'S totally irrelevant Facebook rant gets deleted . . . she probably did it herself just to get in the news AGAIN! When oh WHEN is the obsession with this ignoramus going to END????
Why does anyone care what Palin puts on her facebook page? It's a social networking site, not a political forum. Sarah, get a real political platform where people can challenge you face to face. Quit hiding behind your friends on facebook where you can pick and choose!
So she lies about the location of the mosque and believes religious freedom only applies to hateful christers like her family.