Open Letter to Facebook

Dear Facebook,

I have been a user for years. Years before I had children, years before I was truly a grown up. I have posted my accomplishments, my failures, and my milestones within you. I have used you as an outlet to express myself and as venue to show of my children and my life. I have logged on faithfully, daily, really to check in on my world and my friends. I am disappointed in you.

My daily newsfeed is full of pictures - pictures of kids, of dogs, of foods. It's full of articles - about the state of the world, mommy wars, crimes stories, political outrage, rape stories, anything you can imagine. We allow others to express their opinions and their beliefs, yet your page has a terrible flaw. We also allow things to be reported anonymously. I have been flagged three times in the last 24 hours, twice for something ridiculous and once for something that was indeed inappropriate. All anonymously. All my someone who clearly has nothing better to do with their time.

The first picture was flagged twice:

Nudity. A four year old showing her back while riding her bike. Facebook did find this appropriate and let me keep it on my timeline; however, someone reported it yet again for nudity. Again, it was found appropriate. Let me throw this out there, Facebook - how about we start calling out those who report something that is truly appropriate when they say it isn't? I don't like seeing dying animals, abused children, or stories about Caitlyn Jenner, but I don't report them. It's not my job to censor the public. It's not my job to say what is or is not appropriate on someone else's personal page. If someone does report something that is truly appropriate and say it is inappropriate, you should contact the poster and let them know who this person is so that they can remove them from their friend's list. My profile is private, meaning someone on my list, who I think is my friend, found my child's back inappropriate. You should let me know who this is! It's a ridiculous policy on your end.

Meanwhile, I am scrolling my newsfeed and I see a girl half dressed showing her body transformation, a girl seductively making out with her better half, and an article about rape in a small town. And this is okay? You need better policies, Facebook, and better control of idiot reports such as mine. This is a headache and it's a shame. Or better yet, have a way for someone to contact you - perhaps where I can speak to a LIVE person instead of be redirected to a help center that is anything but helpful.

Sincerely,

ME