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Facebook blocks 'Social Roulette' app that risks deleting accounts

article published on 14 May, 2013

Facebook has moved to block an app that let users play Russian Roulette with their Facebook account. Specifically, Social Roulette had a 1 in 6 chance of deleting a Facebook account if a user decided to dare put their Facebook life in its hands. Apparently, Facebook found this app to "violate its platform policy" and so has prevented you from putting the proverbial gun to your Facebook profile's head. ... [ read the full article ]

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inzoo
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_ 		14. May 2013 @ 19:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i think it is a good decision , i tried this app
I do not think it was good

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KSib
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_ 		14. May 2013 @ 22:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't see the problem if they are straightforward with what they are doing to your account when you run the app
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GrandpaBW
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_ 		14. May 2013 @ 23:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think that the app is a good thing, and I would hope that all FB users play it often. :)
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aldan
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_ 		15. May 2013 @ 02:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
with my luck id have won.
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Jemborg
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_ 		15. May 2013 @ 13:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So 5 chances to keep your Faceache account and one to lose it ...Don't they have it the wrong way around? :)
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dEwMe
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_ 		15. May 2013 @ 13:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
FaceBook wants to keep it as hard to leave as possible. Wonder what their active user count actually is?

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Just my $0.02,

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_ 		15. May 2013 @ 16:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is ridiculous. With all the suicide stuff going around, who would promote this, even in jest, is a sick puppy.

Besides, you can't delete your account anyhow. You can deactivate it, but never truly delete it.
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aldan
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_ 		15. May 2013 @ 18:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no,there is a way to delete it but its a hell of a convoluted operation. i liked the odds with facebook roulette a lot better.
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