MySpace Hypocrisy

One rule for MySpace, another rule for everyone else

© Danny Brown

Sep 27, 2007

MySpace have begun deleting accounts of users who use software to send mass messages to other accounts. Yet they're guilty of the very same thing themselves.


Why is it that MySpace users, whether it's bands, artists or individuals, are not allowed to send mass messages (or Spam, as they call it) to other MySpace users, yet MySpace Records do it for their artists?

Isn't this just a little bit unfair, not to mention hypocritical? So, it's okay for Tom or MySpace to spam us all with messages about Sherwood or any other band now on MySpace Records, but if a normal MySpace user tries it, they can have their account deleted? Where's the fairness in that?

Isn't this just the same as Restriction of Trade? After all, if a company is monopolizing a media or consumer outlet at the expense of other similar companies not being allowed to trade the same way, that's surely unfair business practice.

If you feel the same, write to Tom or MySpace Customer Service, complaining about this situation.

There's also a Facebook group to raise awareness.


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