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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]

The "'Web 2.0 Suicide Machine'" has, as of January 2010, assisted with more than 1,000 virtual deaths, ending more than 80,500 friendships on Facebook and removing 276,000 tweets from Twitter.[6]

How It Works

It does not delete your accounts. It rather removes private content and friendships.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]

Accomplishments

"'Web 2.0 Suicide Machine'" has listed their accomplishments thus far as the following: [1]

Facebook

  • Logging into your account
  • Changing your password and your profile picture
  • Excluding your account from public search
  • Removing all email notifications
  • Removing all your friends
  • Removing all groups you were member of
  • Removing all your wall posts (beta)
  • Joining the group "Social Network Suiciders"
  • Logging out

Myspace

  • Logging into your account
  • Removing all your friends
  • Leaving a status message that you've committed suicide
  • Logging out

LinkedIn

  • Logging into your account
  • Changing your password and your profile picture
  • Removing all your business connections
  • Logging out

Twitter

  • Logging into your account
  • Changing your password and your profile picture
  • Removing all people you follow
  • Removing all your followers
  • Removing all your tweets
  • Logging out

Controversy

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]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Web2.0 Suicide Machine - Meet your Real Neighbours again! - Sign out forever!". Suicide Machine. Suicide Machine. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d McNamara, Paul. "Buzzblog: Facebook unleashes lawyers on Web 2.0 Suicide Machine". Paul McNamara. Network World. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "''Facebook blocks 'Web 2.0 Suicide Machine'''". Networkworld.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  4. ^ Yan, Sophia (2010-01-19). "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine: How to Quit Facebook, Twitter". TIME. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  5. ^ Jardin, Xeni (2010-01-11). "Facebook blocks "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine," now a cease-and-desist reported". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  6. ^ Yan, Sophia (2010-01-19). "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine: How to Quit Facebook, Twitter". TIME. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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