Web 2.0 Suicide Machine
The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine is a service that helps users tired of Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, to "commit suicide in social networks," by automatically "removing their private content and friend relationships," (but without deleting or deactivating their accounts).[1][2][3][4][5] The service is part of the non-profit foundation WORM, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2]
To start the suicide process, the user has to provide their login credential for the social network from which they want to be deleted, and then "watch your life passing by and reflect upon your real & virtual friends," while private content and friend relationships are removed. In the end the user is included in a memorial album of all the suicides, with their profile picture, their name and their "last words."[1]
On January 2010, Facebook managed to block the service for a short time[3] and sent a cease and desist letter from its lawyers,[2] but the service is still up and running. Its creators "consider this project as a piece of socio-political net art."[2]
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References
- ^ a b "Web2.0 Suicide Machine - Meet your Real Neighbours again! - Sign out forever!". Suicide Machine. Suicide Machine. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d McNamara, Paul. "Buzzblog: Facebook unleashes lawyers on Web 2.0 Suicide Machine". Paul McNamara. Network World. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b "''Facebook blocks 'Web 2.0 Suicide Machine'''". Networkworld.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Yan, Sophia (2010-01-19). "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine: How to Quit Facebook, Twitter". TIME. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Jardin, Xeni (2010-01-11). "Facebook blocks "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine," now a cease-and-desist reported". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2012-02-27.