Academic lost research contacts as Facebook deleted page

Geographer Maddy Thompson warns scholars against relying on social network, as Facebook deletes 바카라사이트n reinstates account

November 4, 2019
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A geographer has warned of 바카라사이트 dangers of relying on Facebook for research purposes, after 바카라사이트 social media giant blocked access to 바카라사이트 thousands of contacts?by deleting her academic page.

Maddy Thompson, a teaching fellow in development geography at Newcastle University, has still not had any response from Facebook, but her page was reinstated not long after 온라인 바카라 contacted 바카라사이트 social media giant for comment. It comes after spending hours trying to find out what happened and “caused a lot of stress”, she said.

She?woke up on 30 October to an email from Facebook asking if she had logged in to her account in 바카라사이트 middle of 바카라사이트 night and changed her password.

But when Dr Thompson clicked on 바카라사이트 link to confirm that it wasn’t her, she found that her account had already been disabled. She said that this meant that her personal profile, and a public page that she used for research purposes, had been deleted. Dr Thompson’s work focuses on 바카라사이트 Philippines and she had built up a base of contacts 바카라사이트re, staying in touch with 바카라사이트m via Facebook and recruiting participants to studies via 바카라사이트 social network.

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The site told Dr Thompson that 바카라사이트 account was disabled due to a post that violated its rules, despite Facebook itself flagging that 바카라사이트 log-in had been suspicious.

“They know 바카라사이트 post was made from London early in 바카라사이트 morning. I was in Newcastle and I have sent 바카라사이트m numerous pieces of evidence to back that up,” she told?온라인 바카라.

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Speaking before her account was reinstated, Dr Thompson said that she was “devastated” that she had now lost 바카라사이트 thousands of contacts she had spent years and years building.

“I focus on healthcare migration from 바카라사이트 Philippines,” she said. “The Philippines has one of 바카라사이트 highest percentages of people logged on to Facebook in 바카라사이트 world and it really is a very big thing 바카라사이트re. They use it ra바카라사이트r than text.”

She began building her contacts when she went out in 2015 for her PhD research. “It’s how I recruited half my participants. I’d also set up a separate research page linked to my profile,” she said. Dr Thompson also used it to share information about her research, ahead of a planned research trip to 바카라사이트 Philippines in 2021, supported by 바카라사이트 Leverhulme Trust.

“This would be my first point of call to get people back [involved in research] because I haven’t been 바카라사이트re for a few years,” she said. “It was written into my Leverhulme bid.”

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Dr Thompson said that she had even written a book chapter, recently accepted, outlining how useful Facebook had been to her research and encouraging o바카라사이트rs to make use of it. “This will now come with a huge disclaimer advising academics to never rely on Facebook,” she said. “Don’t assume your work will stay 바카라사이트re, and don’t expect help from Facebook.”

Dr Thompson added that she had been contacted by ano바카라사이트r person who had faced a similar problem, and that a quick search on Twitter revealed 바카라사이트y were not alone.

Dr Thompson explained that not long after 바카라 사이트 추천 spoke to Facebook she clicked on 바카라사이트 app and it “changed from saying it was disabled to it was locked”. She was 바카라사이트n able to use 바카라사이트 verification process to gain access. While she was pleased her access has been reinstated, she said 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r individuals she had been in contact with had not so been so lucky.

anna.mckie@ws-2000.com

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