Gun Pics and Image detecting Programs

Their site, their rules. Downright scary to be flagged on Facebook? Sorry, but Facebook is the King of information gathering. Kinda why they keep it free.

Big brother is watching.

I post here. Otherwise no social media at all. Leftover from before I retired from the military. When something on the internet is free, you are the product. Yes, their AI is pretty scary, a taste of what is to come. Not saying to participate or not participate in social media, just that I don't. And no telling what they use all that information gleaned from all of us.

My daughter had a yard sale recently and I donated some reloading and gun related stuff. She hand wrote a sign and included it in the background of other photos. No problems with her Facebook. (I deleted Facebook long ago.)

When i sell brass on F.B. I have to watch how i word it. Like 9mm. I have to put 9 mil.

As far as I can tell from their actions, Facebook is controlled (directly or indirectly) by leftist advocacy and guidance. The intent is not so much as to share information as to 'shape' information.

vintovka said:

Smart!! and pretty much confirms they are image surfing and yes Big Brother has been watching for a long time. The only time i will post a gun or ammo pic from now on is to sell. Those who proudly post their "stuff" may find that it has done them a great disservice. I find it both sad and frightening we have come to this.

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It’s a matter of time before their OCR algorithms will read text in photos, so this workaround is temporary.

vintovka said:

I do not think its safe to even post a pic of a gun or even a shape resembling a firearm anymore. We recently had a garage sale and posted a pic of the stuff we had on Facebook Marketplace. Within seconds they took down our post. In the pic was an old, incomplete BB gun and a empty rifle stock hanging on garage wall. When i protested they basically admitted such items trigger a "shape" detection program and that such items violated their rules. I don't care about the pic, its that they probably "flagged" us permanently. Downright scary.

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Like your avatar, thank you for your service! Between carryin a phone + usin a credit card for all my purchases, I might as well get chipped.

Never had a Facebook account and never will

Nature Boy said:

Never had a Facebook account and never will

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What’s Facebook?

My wife has a fb account that she uses primarily for business purposes, but she listed a longbow for me and it was immediately nuked as prohibited content.

I have been in what we call Facebook Jail a few times. Post something against their grain and you get suspended account for three to five days. Not that I use it much but nice keeping up with old friends. No big deal.

Ron

Reloadron said:

I have been in what we call Facebook Jail a few times. Post something against their grain and you get suspended account for three to five days. Not that I use it much but nice keeping up with old friends. No big deal.
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Can you clarify what you meant was no big deal?

Can't people see the parallels between firearms censoring and book burning?



Ah, but it's for a good cause.

Terry, 230RN

Pic credit in properties.

230RN said:

Can you clarify what you meant was no big deal?

Can't people see the parallels between firearms censoring and book burning?

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Ah, but it's for a good cause.

Terry, 230RN

Pic credit in properties.

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Sure I can clarify that. I figure it this way. Facebook like most social media is someone else's sandbox. When in their sandbox you have to play by their rules. The sandbox is privately owned. I have had similar with The Cleveland Plain Dealer the local newspaper. They once allowed comments on their stories and more than once I had my comments red flagged and removed. So like Facebook their sandbox so their rules. As to no big deal I am not about to lose any sleep over a local newspaper or Facebook removing my comments. Their rules be it censorship or not they pay for the web space. Anyway I am not about to get upset over their rules or if they feel my comments violate their terms of service. This forum also has rules and a right to remove any post which violate their terms of service. Subjects like politics and religion are sort of prohibited discussion and generally end up as a train wreck anyway.

Now, that said book burnings and wanting to restrict my constitutional rights that's another story. That I see as a big deal, a very big deal. Anyway, back to ...
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Ron

Reloadron said:

Sure I can clarify that. I figure it this way. Facebook like most social media is someone else's sandbox. When in their sandbox you have to play by their rules. The sandbox is privately owned. I have had similar with The Cleveland Plain Dealer the local newspaper. They once allowed comments on their stories and more than once I had my comments red flagged and removed. So like Facebook their sandbox so their rules. As to no big deal I am not about to lose any sleep over a local newspaper or Facebook removing my comments. Their rules be it censorship or not they pay for the web space. Anyway I am not about to get upset over their rules or if they feel my comments violate their terms of service. This forum also has rules and a right to remove any post which violate their terms of service. Subjects like politics and religion are sort of prohibited discussion and generally end up as a train wreck anyway.

Now, that said book burnings and wanting to restrict my constitutional rights that's another story. That I see as a big deal, a very big deal. Anyway, back to ...
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Ron

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When Facebook and their ilk convince enough people you DONT have Second Amendment rights, you may have a different opinion.
I’m not trying to be ugly. The reach of Social media and their unprecedented power and influence is a far cry from the local newspaper or even THR.

OK, thanks, that clarified what you meant.

That was a social comment, not a political one.

George's good cause is not necessarily Frederick's good cause. And William thinks they're both crazy.

The really BIG difference is those were government sponsored agents. Facebook may suck the brains out of people who use it so much they forget how to read books, but they are not a government. They do not have force of law.

All facebook cares about is their sales revenue.

230RN said:

Can you clarify what you meant was no big deal?

Can't people see the parallels between firearms censoring and book burning?

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Ah, but it's for a good cause.

Terry, 230RN

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twarr1 said:

When Facebook and their ilk convince enough people you DONT have Second Amendment rights, you may have a different opinion.
I’m not trying to be ugly. The reach of Social media and their unprecedented power and influence is a far cry from the local newspaper or even THR.

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My opinion is that I do have rights, including the second amendment. My point is exactly as I stated, Facebook is their sandbox so their rules. As I mentioned, while I so not align with their political views it's their sandbox so while I oppose their views it's their little box. So I get bounced a few times for my views, so what. What part of all of this are you not quite understanding? I thought I made it simple? Facebook is not a government entity as has been mentioned.

Ron

Nature Boy said:

Never had a Facebook account and never will

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All of it is used for political gain, lets not be so naive.They all hide under the guise of its our private company we can do what we want .

Politicians need lots of money to retain office; they launder their influence into lots of money thru business donations. The politicians turn tax dollars into business profits and in turn, business turns some of those profits into political donations for retention of politicians that are good for their bottom lines. A symbiotic relationship that feeds on itself and quickly grows into control and corruption. That is where we are now.
It is more difficult to control armed citizenry but not impossible. A single armed citizen is wiped out easily, a group less easily, an organized group raises eyebrows and an organized army is deemed a threat. There is an extremely fine line between a “terrorist” and a “revolutionary”; it is defined by who’s side you are on. Any threat to even the most corrupt of governments is deemed a terrorist. Remember our history, when the Calvary won, it was a victory - when the Indians won, it was a massacre. Control flows thru image, words and fear - we must retain our 2A determination which may someday become very costly but in my mind, worth every hardship.