https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/21/ap-facebook-cant-tell-anti-fracking-fanatics-from-spambots/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:32:55 -0400<![CDATA[Just thought that I&#8217;d rewrite this title (&#8220;Facebook&#8217;s spam program catches innocent users&#8220;) into something a bit more accurate. Executive summary: anti-fracking* activists &#8211; and more general environmental&#8230; types&#8230; &#8211; have been discovering that their regular posting and commenting patterns on Facebook has been winning them two week spam-bans from Facebook. Now, Facebook obviously doesn&#8217;t particularly want to give out its anti-spambot protocols, but you can pickup some clues from the (somewhat confused, in a hilarious sort of way) complaints. It turns out that if you go on Facebook and:]]>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:00:58 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/21/ap-facebook-cant-tell-anti-fracking-fanatics-from-spambots-n40129