In the first half of last year, Facebook blocked nearly 5,000 "pieces of content" in India. There were nearly 2,000 taken down in Turkey and close to the same number in Pakistan. You can still see those photos and comments outside of those countries. But they're nonexistent back home. It's selective blocking.
This information comes from Facebook itself, which keeps a running record on its public "Government Requests Report" website.
Facebook banning will fetch another player in the market which will substantially impact on company`s revenue.
Aimd such kind of threats from tough social networking market players, facebook had to strategically abide by the laws of particular Country by taking down selective pages & Contents from its website. Unlike Twitter & Youtube which is banned in Turkey.
A recent incident in Turkey serves as an example of how this works. Following court orders in Turkey last week, Facebook blocked pages depicting the Muslim religious figure Mohammed.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said;
"We want to give as many people as possible the ability to express as much as possible," Zuckerberg asserted -- but its free speech crusade only goes so far.
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