'Persian Girls who likes Bondage'

Dear Mr Simon Milner

As both a woman and a mother I am utterly sickened by the continued presence of Facebook pages which display large galleries of images of women who are bound and gagged, and which proliferate across the Facebook network. Despite assurances from Facebook that they would "do more" and "be better" tackling such imagery, nothing has changed.

WHY?!

Let me present to you the Facebook page 'Persian Girls who likes Bondage'

This page features a gallery with over 100 images of women bound heavily with ropes around their ankles, legs, torsos, some spreadeagled on beds by having each limb restrained to each corner of the bed, nearly all are gagged, some are tied up and in the boots of cars, one has a funnel strapped to her mouth etc etc Over 8000 people have 'liked' this page and many of the photos have been shared hundreds of times.

Take a look at the screenshots attached. It turns my stomach to see women being treated in this way for the amusement and gratification of men, degraded and being physically restrained so that they can feel superior. What effect does it have on you Simon? Does it disgust you too or couldn't you give a damn? Is it just a bit of light-hearted titillation that doesn't cause any harm? Or maybe it's, as Facebook like to say, someone exercising their "freedom to reflect the world around them"?

I'll tell you what this is Simon. This is gender based hate and Facebook are doing NOTHING to rid the network of it.

What kind of signal does this send to children of 13 years old who see this kind of imagery? What does it say to young boys, that it is okay to treat women in this way for your pleasure and amusement? Just what kind of company does Facebook think it is that it can pollute the minds of our children and provide visual stimulus for sick perverts?

Today you aren't being presented with your advertisers brands alongside these images. You are being presented with YOU, Simon Milner, alongside. YOU. Your profile being recommended as a page to follow, appearing again and again alongside this content. Facebook is an absolute shambles and can't even manage to restrict the profile of its Director of Policy UK from appearing next to vile content, let alone all the poor companies who have naively entrusted you with their brands!

I want answers Simon. Answers as to why you didn't continue the phone conversation you scheduled for Monday 1st July. Answers as to why this kind of content still proliferates on Facebook. Answers as to why CSA content still proliferates on Facebook. Answers as to why Facebook is more interested in trying to protect advertisers than it is the children and women who suffer as a result of the content that you refuse to remove.

And I demand these answers today Simon.

Be under absolutely no illusion, myself and others will continue to show your advertisers, the media, childrens groups, womens groups and politicians exactly what kind of filth Facebook host and facilitate the sharing of until Facebook take responsibility for all this content, remove it and prevent more being added.

No more excuses. No more changes of policy to just protect advertisers. No more lies about children not being able to access this content.

Answers NOW!

Alexandra Blue