Louise Brooks Society gives up social media

Over the last few months, the Louise Brooks Society™ has suffered attack after attack on its various social media accounts, and has decided to call it quits on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Maintaining these accounts is just not worth the trouble, and anyways, their influence is waning - especially Twitter. 

Sadly, each of these social media platforms have allowed an internet troll (we all know who I'm talking about) to attack the LBS through a series of nuisance complaints alleging the Louise Brooks Society has somehow infringed on their trademark and intellectual property rights. Bullshit. It is simply not true, but these platforms and others, like LinkTree and Etsy and CafePress, simply don't care. The truth is in the details, but sadly, these platforms can't be bothered with details like my Louise Brooks Society predates the troll's trademark by more than 20 years. It is enough to simply file a claim, and have someone's else page or account permanently disabled.

The Louise Brooks Society Twitter account, established in 2009, had gained more than 5000 followers, and was taken down. And so was the recently established second LBS Twitter account.

The Louise Brooks Society Facebook fan page, established in 2010, had also gained more than 5000 followers, and was taken down. And so was the official LBS Facebook account.

The Louise Brooks Society Instagram page, established in 2021, had gained more than 5300 followers, and was taken down. And so was the second LBS Instagram account, which in the last couple of months had gained more than 500 followers.

If these platforms don't care enough about me, then I don't care about them.  

But what's more, this vindictive troll has also had my PERSONAL Twitter and Facebook pages permanently disabled, likely because I describe myself as the "Director" of the Louise Brooks Society. (With its reference to a film director, what else could I call myself ?) BTW: I founded the Louise Brooks Society website in 1995, and have long displayed a © copyright symbol on my website. Sadly, I have been cut off from my family and friends.

I expect to not post about this situation anymore. It is a drag, and I could imagine many readers of this blog find this matter a bit tedious. But, I would expect, they are more reason and interesting than the bat-shit crazy posts the troll has been posting about me.  

The two decade old images shown here are of the images that got my accounts taken down.

THE LEGAL STUFF: The Louise Brooks Society™ blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society  (www.pandorasbox.com). Original contents copyright © 2023. Further unauthorized use prohibited.