Over 3 years later,
"deleted" Facebook photos are still online by Jacqui Cheng, Ars
Technica updated 6:15 AM ET, Tuesday February 12th, 2012. This article described how Facebook pictures
that are deleted on the site are not actually deleted. The problem is the content delivery network
(CDN) that Facebook partners with, has a slow system that does not actually
delete photos that are deleted. Users
that have tried to delete embarrassing photos of pictures that their friends
tagged them in and have made several complaints. Even though pictures are deleted by clicking
delete, they are still on the site. This
has been an irritating subject that has been going on for years and Facebook is
just now starting to take the issue seriously.
This is a big issue because of how big a role Facebook plays into
employment, drama, and friends.
Employers look at Facebook profiles to look for things that are
inappropriate or disturbing so they know who would be a good person to hire. Pictures of partying or doing silly
activities with friends can cause unwanted drama. According to the article Facebook is working
hard with CDN to make sure that when a user hits delete, the content will be
fully deleted within the next 45 days.
Facebook has said the same in the past and will believe it when it
happens.
I think this is
a very important issue because of how social media is today in our social
environment. I am made personally that
Facebook hasn’t fixed this when this surfaced because I am losing trust in the
company. Sometimes people tag me in
photos I didn’t know where taken and I would want them to be thoroughly
deleted. Twitter is most likely gaining
more respect from this since Facebook hasn’t been taking trust with its users
in the past sincerely. On Twitter you
can also post photos, but if you want to delete your tweet you can very
easily. I use Facebook a lot and
understand how people are complaining about this issue. The company says they are working on it and I
hope they figure it out soon. I am
positive Facebook has the brainpower to fix this, but I hope it is soon for the
sake of my life and others. 
This article was very interesting Evan. Before reading this I was very unaware that the photos I delete are not actually deleted. I find this to be very annoying. Facebook is one of the biggest internet based websites out right now. companies use this site as a hiring tool. Agreeing with what you said about the photos being embarrassing, I personally do not want to jeopardize an employment opportunity because of some pictures that should never have been taken. I like how Facebook is taking this matter serious but a concern is why is it now being taken seriously and not before? Facebook said it could take up to 45 days to fully delete the photos. In my opinions this is not the fast easily accessibly image Facebook is all about. This should be a matter that Facebook should take extremely serious because it could affect you in getting a job.
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