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The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine is a service that helps users tired of 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.[4]

آرمان کشاورز یک بی مزه تمام است او تو هیچ زمینه ای استعداد ندارد

Capabilities

"Web 2.0 Suicide Machine" has listed the functions of which the service is capable thus far as the following:[1]

The Facebook option is no longer available on Web 2.0 Suicide Machine as Facebook sent a cease and desist (C&D) letter on January 6, 2010 demanding that suicidemachine.org stop their actions.[6]

LinkedIn
  • Logging into your account
  • Changing your password and your profile picture
  • Removing all your business connections
  • Logging out
Myspace
  • Logging into your account
  • Removing all your friends
  • Leaving a status message that you've committed suicide
  • 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] The service remained up and running, but the website has since ceased operation. Its creators "consider this project as a piece of socio-political net art".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference smFaq was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d McNamara, Paul (12 January 2010). "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. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ "Facebook C&D letter" (PDF). suicidemachine.org.
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