In a fiasco sure to torture liberal-minded college young'uns that love to check out pictures of their friends' tawdry library hook-ups, Facebook has apparently caved in to pressure to ban "Arab LBTG." That user group had the option of closing access to members from some Arab countries or shutting down entirely. According to a Facebook admin, "we received an official complaint from the Saudi government, the Egyptian government and other Arab governments that do not want to be mentioned"—and those countries threatened to block Facebook entirely if their demands weren't met. See? Not only does the internet spread democracy, so does capitalism! —choire

Facebook kills Arab LBTG group to appease mideast govs [BoingBoing]
UPDATE: Is hoax, say our smart commenters!

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