November 22, 2007 136 Comments

Facebook Shows Me Boobies

Facebook just served me a topless woman in an ad.

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Now, understanding that the internet is for pr0n, but WTF, Facebook? Have I done anything to indicate that this ad would be appropriate? Search my cookies, kiddies. This box doesn’t check out the dirty websites (that’s another box).

Not cool.

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  • http://trafcom.typepad.com/blog Donna Papacosta

    And this would be the same Facebook that didn’t allow photos of babies nursing, correct?

  • http://trafcom.typepad.com/blog Donna Papacosta

    And this would be the same Facebook that didn’t allow photos of babies nursing, correct?

  • http://www.PistachioConsulting.com Laura Fitton

    Oh here’s a nifty update. They’ve been running ads with topless models since at least Sept.

    See this blog post: http://urltea.com/25xv. Also, here’s *The Age* (Aus) on FB’s nursing photo bans/memberships revoked http://urltea.com/25xw.

    Other than that, I’m actually in a grateful frame of mind for Thanksgiving. But, gee.

  • http://www.PistachioConsulting.com Laura Fitton

    Oh here’s a nifty update. They’ve been running ads with topless models since at least Sept.

    See this blog post: http://urltea.com/25xv. Also, here’s *The Age* (Aus) on FB’s nursing photo bans/memberships revoked http://urltea.com/25xw.

    Other than that, I’m actually in a grateful frame of mind for Thanksgiving. But, gee.

  • http://www.30fps.ca Aslin Kirkpatrick

    Like I said to my professor, it’s the inevitable. Private sphere is no longer valid with internet.

  • http://www.30fps.ca Aslin Kirkpatrick

    Like I said to my professor, it’s the inevitable. Private sphere is no longer valid with internet.

  • http://www.30fps.ca Aslin Kirkpatrick

    Like I said to my professor, it’s the inevitable. Private sphere is no longer valid with internet.

  • http://blog.i-together.com Jof Arnold

    I thought they said their ads were targeted? I’m not sure about the quality of their targeting… However you got off lightly, Chris; facebook seems to think I’m gay, live in San Fran and lead a somewhat “alternative” lifestyle in the evenings :-S Go figure.

  • http://blog.i-together.com Jof Arnold

    I thought they said their ads were targeted? I’m not sure about the quality of their targeting… However you got off lightly, Chris; facebook seems to think I’m gay, live in San Fran and lead a somewhat “alternative” lifestyle in the evenings :-S Go figure.

  • http://blog.i-together.com Jof Arnold

    I thought they said their ads were targeted? I’m not sure about the quality of their targeting… However you got off lightly, Chris; facebook seems to think I’m gay, live in San Fran and lead a somewhat “alternative” lifestyle in the evenings :-S Go figure.

  • http://marshalsandler.com/?feed=rss2 mARSHAL SANDLER

    Folks never confuse effort with results ! What do you expect from a group of kids that became untouchable to the tune of Millions of Dollars ! I have felt that Facebook is an experiment, until mature people like Microsoft Management make it a business ! Right now it may br profitable but it may wind up and Edsel !

  • http://marshalsandler.com/?feed=rss2 mARSHAL SANDLER

    Folks never confuse effort with results ! What do you expect from a group of kids that became untouchable to the tune of Millions of Dollars ! I have felt that Facebook is an experiment, until mature people like Microsoft Management make it a business ! Right now it may br profitable but it may wind up and Edsel !

  • http://marshalsandler.com/?feed=rss2 mARSHAL SANDLER

    Folks never confuse effort with results ! What do you expect from a group of kids that became untouchable to the tune of Millions of Dollars ! I have felt that Facebook is an experiment, until mature people like Microsoft Management make it a business ! Right now it may br profitable but it may wind up and Edsel !

  • http://www.justinrussell.com Justin Russell

    Chris, looks like you found a good one there.

    I’d send ‘em a support inquiry with this page to see what they say. If you get a canned, “we’re sorry you’re not satisfied” response, I wouldn’t be surprised at all. That’s what has happened with my last two requests.

    I’m very, very quickly starting to hate Facebook.

  • http://www.justinrussell.com Justin Russell

    Chris, looks like you found a good one there.

    I’d send ‘em a support inquiry with this page to see what they say. If you get a canned, “we’re sorry you’re not satisfied” response, I wouldn’t be surprised at all. That’s what has happened with my last two requests.

    I’m very, very quickly starting to hate Facebook.

  • http://www.horsepowerandheels.com Erica

    In serious poor taste. I do not favor Facebook… but even less now.

  • http://www.horsepowerandheels.com Erica

    In serious poor taste. I do not favor Facebook… but even less now.

  • http://www.defogmyblog.com Niamh Kiernan

    Please don’t tell me that Twitter will start to titter.

  • http://www.defogmyblog.com Niamh Kiernan

    Please don’t tell me that Twitter will start to titter.

  • http://www.defogmyblog.com Niamh Kiernan

    Please don’t tell me that Twitter will start to titter.

  • http://www.chrisbrogan.com chrisbrogan

    David Parmet seems to have similar but different problems.

  • http://www.chrisbrogan.com chrisbrogan

    David Parmet seems to have similar but different problems.

  • http://www.chrisbrogan.com chrisbrogan

    David Parmet seems to have similar but different problems.

  • http://www.PeterBuick.com Peter

    Hi Chris,

    Well I hope you reported it!

    We can expect some of this until the hype fades down and the GRQ merchants move on.

    BYW nice face, shame about the boob jobs ;-)

    (erm. was that inappropriate… LOL)

    BTW I find it less harassing than the Facebook advert for the sad eyed monkey to stamp out animal cruelty. That damn monkey gets me every time :-( And it’s not even a topless shot…

    Peter

  • http://www.PeterBuick.com Peter

    Hi Chris,

    Well I hope you reported it!

    We can expect some of this until the hype fades down and the GRQ merchants move on.

    BYW nice face, shame about the boob jobs ;-)

    (erm. was that inappropriate… LOL)

    BTW I find it less harassing than the Facebook advert for the sad eyed monkey to stamp out animal cruelty. That damn monkey gets me every time :-( And it’s not even a topless shot…

    Peter

  • http://www.PeterBuick.com Peter

    Hi Chris,

    Well I hope you reported it!

    We can expect some of this until the hype fades down and the GRQ merchants move on.

    BYW nice face, shame about the boob jobs ;-)

    (erm. was that inappropriate… LOL)

    BTW I find it less harassing than the Facebook advert for the sad eyed monkey to stamp out animal cruelty. That damn monkey gets me every time :-( And it’s not even a topless shot…

    Peter

  • http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark Mark

    I feel left out.

    (and I despise FB more every day)

  • http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark Mark

    I feel left out.

    (and I despise FB more every day)

  • http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark Mark

    I feel left out.

    (and I despise FB more every day)

  • http://noahdavidsimon.blogspot.com/ Noah David Simon

    these are the people that disabled my account?

  • http://www.simonstudio.com/ark Noah David Simon

    these are the people that disabled my account?

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  • http://webcommunityforum.com Teresa Valdez Klein

    You mark yourself as single, male and interested in technology, you get adult ads.

    You mark yourself as single, female and interested in technology and you get ads for weight loss products…

  • http://webcommunityforum.com Teresa Valdez Klein

    You mark yourself as single, male and interested in technology, you get adult ads.

    You mark yourself as single, female and interested in technology and you get ads for weight loss products…

  • Dee

    The only ads I get are for dating services and concerts.

  • Dee

    The only ads I get are for dating services and concerts.

  • Glyn

    It’s A Feature Not A Bug.

    (But seriously, I’d imagine it’s a case of somebody not vetting advertisers’ content thoroughly. I wonder how much actual human oversight was involved with the displaying of that ad.)

  • Glyn

    It’s A Feature Not A Bug.

    (But seriously, I’d imagine it’s a case of somebody not vetting advertisers’ content thoroughly. I wonder how much actual human oversight was involved with the displaying of that ad.)

  • Glyn

    It’s A Feature Not A Bug.

    (But seriously, I’d imagine it’s a case of somebody not vetting advertisers’ content thoroughly. I wonder how much actual human oversight was involved with the displaying of that ad.)

  • http://wilywordsmith.blogspot.com vicequeenmaria

    Are you f*cking kidding me? Obviously *I* won’t see this ad, will I? Are we pissed off b/c we expected this of Myspace and not FB? And here Google is not accepting text ads to Sex and the Beach, which is like grandma’s bloomers compared to this ad!

  • http://wilywordsmith.blogspot.com vicequeenmaria

    Are you f*cking kidding me? Obviously *I* won’t see this ad, will I? Are we pissed off b/c we expected this of Myspace and not FB? And here Google is not accepting text ads to Sex and the Beach, which is like grandma’s bloomers compared to this ad!

  • http://wilywordsmith.blogspot.com vicequeenmaria

    Are you f*cking kidding me? Obviously *I* won’t see this ad, will I? Are we pissed off b/c we expected this of Myspace and not FB? And here Google is not accepting text ads to Sex and the Beach, which is like grandma’s bloomers compared to this ad!

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  • suzie

    If Mark harrison and Erica harrison are both brother and sister whose parents is Kevin and Wendy Harrison..pls contact me at the above email.. Thank you

  • suzie

    If Mark harrison and Erica harrison are both brother and sister whose parents is Kevin and Wendy Harrison..pls contact me at the above email.. Thank you

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    fuck face book

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    fuck face book

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