Facebook pulls model's page but keeps her photos

Playboy model Anissa Holmes' Facebook page was yanked suddenly. Holmes says she can't access the photographs she posted on her Facebook profile, and Facebook won't return the pictures.

In an email sent to Holmes, Facebook said that they blocked her because she violated the rules and posted racy pictures that involved nudity and sexual content. Holmes shared an email she had received from Facebook a day after the company pulled her profile. The email said

"Please note that nudity and other sexually explicit content is not allowed on the site. Additionally, we do not allow users to send messages that are sexually suggestive, or that other users may find harassing in nature. We will not be able to reactivate your account for any reason. This decision is final."

Holmes told the media that she had 3,000 'friends' and over 8,000 people had signed up to her fan page and claimed the loss of contacts had "greatly damaged her modelling and acting career." Holmes said she had posted around 300 pictures of herself and family. Given that reports are now coming to the public that increasingly employers are blocking their employees access to social networking sites, it is possible that Holmes' claims of damage to her career might be premature. A person only needs a Facebook identity to be able to "interact" with playmates, such as Dutch Playmates. Holmes has apparently received legal advice to file a complaint against Facebook with the Federal Privacy Commissioner because Facebook's withholding of the photographs is a potential violation of Canadian privacy laws. Holmes said that she did not have nudity or sexually explicit photographs on her Facebook profile. She also said that while she received many lewd emails from men, she herself never sent any messages that were sexually explicit or harassing to other people. Holmes has 110,000 websites associated with a search based on her name.