LJ Content Strike

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PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THIS, AND REMEMBER TO DEFRIEND YOUR RSS FEEDS TEMPORARILY.

Go to this post to find out what time the strike starts in your timezone. [NYC, Montreal: Thursday March 20 at 8:00PM]


I remember getting worked up about Strikethrough 2007 and then Boldthrough 2007. I remember following fandomtossed @ GJ, I remember being passionate and upset, but choosing, in the end, to stay with LJ. I don't want to regret that decision because I know that I'm unlikely to leave unless something drastic happens to me, or to someone I'm close to--so I should at least be aware of what's going on at the site where I journal and write fic. I should at least make LJ aware that I know, that I'm paying attention. So listen up.


What is this Strike about?

* It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board.
* It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'.
* It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions.
* And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, sex and depression. This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves.

-Taken from the journal of m03m


Please spread this around.

Please participate. Please do not make posts or leave comments. Please at least take the time to read about the strike and why it exists.