Mike Monteiro is very proud of being one of the leaders, organizing people to report gun enthusiast sites to Facebook for violation of their terms and conditions.
“I have become the target of a well organized liberal machine.” https://t.co/KDKNzEJbdC via @motherjones
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 27, 2016
Fuck it, let’s report some gun pages on @facebook. Let’s take them ALL down.
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 28, 2016
I don’t hate the gun nuts. I pity them. They’ve been sold a bill of goods by the @nra and @gop, who don’t give a shit about poor people.
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
C’mon people. Before you go to bed. Click that @facebook link. Report 10 posts selling guns. You’ll sleep SO well. https://t.co/VZRj1HfC8J
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
The Second Amendment was written to protect slaveowners from slave revolts. And to this day it’s defended by racists.
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 28, 2016
Add six more to my growing pile of digital scalps. @jbsibley @monteiro pic.twitter.com/rueK3jSk8P
— ಠ╭╮ಠ (@designerror) June 29, 2016
Rule of thirds @monteiro pic.twitter.com/7tiDCNTONq
— Paul J Engel (@pj_engel) June 29, 2016
@monteiro 13 more, 118 total. pic.twitter.com/ENs2wMv0ry
— Mike Essl (@essl) June 29, 2016
@monteiro That felt pretty good. pic.twitter.com/VZnhZ1CAHe
— Scott Falkner (@leftnotracks) June 29, 2016
@monteiro Here's my first successful removal. 3 more pending review. pic.twitter.com/S0rS1z4aCb
— Seth Miller (@mostlymuppet) June 29, 2016
This is what a “good guy with a gun” looks like:m pic.twitter.com/URacfBBC8Q
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
@monteiro Congrats to "Snead Alabama Guns And Ammo, Sell, Buy, Or Trade" for being my 100th group removed! pic.twitter.com/H67CDezBtp
— steelopus (@steelopus) June 29, 2016
@monteiro Here's a query people can use to find pages. Just play around with the search terms after "sale". pic.twitter.com/O7eiMrOns0
— Ed Kohler (@edkohler) June 29, 2016
@monteiro Wow, you were right! This is fun and satisfying. pic.twitter.com/L3BB8LUNvn
— Paul Zinn (@auspexmac) June 29, 2016
@monteiro going after posts where I can—3 more down. Since last week, 15 groups, 10 posts, and 1 page down. pic.twitter.com/VtLQFfqELh
— Matt Schroeter (@matthanns) June 29, 2016
@monteiro Thanks for posting that how-to link last night. Most helpful! pic.twitter.com/VKdKIzp2NI
— terrytoons (@terrytoons) June 29, 2016
Dudes in hard hats with lights on them not welcome. pic.twitter.com/AXCSxf9uiy
— John Sibley (@jbsibley) June 29, 2016
@monteiro here's a bunch (10 posts, 1 group) pic.twitter.com/qGe7cXvx1h
— Dave Samojlenko (@dsamojlenko) June 29, 2016
Hey @monteiro
How about this one? @facebook says this doesn’t violate their rules and didn’t remove it. pic.twitter.com/3kA7NmUY2m
— Chris Tacy (@cbtacy) June 29, 2016
@monteiro 13 posts for gun sales removed since last night! https://t.co/QkNGoUyMSM
— Jared A. May (@jaredamay) June 29, 2016
@monteiro 11 takedowns last night! pic.twitter.com/Cm9KyA5vnv
— Sean Hussey (@seanhussey) June 29, 2016
@monteiro +12 more pic.twitter.com/tThRxjmA5J
— Denice (@ecined) June 29, 2016
It IS fun. Let’s ALL do it! https://t.co/iDAUvlRGuu
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
@monteiro I had a busy night myself. pic.twitter.com/2Jx9S9Zyx8
— Brian Piana (@bpiana) June 29, 2016
@monteiro 19 more! 95 total. pic.twitter.com/PlTlir8pyP
— Mike Essl (@essl) June 29, 2016
+four @monteiro pic.twitter.com/G0mEVXbD5W
— Paul J Engel (@pj_engel) June 29, 2016
+two more @monteiro pic.twitter.com/PL4aREHjYU
— Paul J Engel (@pj_engel) June 29, 2016
@monteiro 10 more, 105 total! Lots of revolvers. pic.twitter.com/NcEXJgXBZn
— Mike Essl (@essl) June 29, 2016
Pew. Pew. Pew. pic.twitter.com/uKqtnbGItX
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
@monteiro everything’s coming up Milhouse :} pic.twitter.com/Gvyv3efNQd
— Thom May (@bridgewindsoup) June 29, 2016
@monteiro … oh wait! ok, one at least. practice makes perfect. pic.twitter.com/nxtQcKLq3t
— Thom May (@bridgewindsoup) June 29, 2016
Hat tip @monteiro pic.twitter.com/wDZ7sjVB4F
— Curt Poff (@cpoff) June 29, 2016
Like I said: paper trail. pic.twitter.com/FZv2njmmSx
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
Wait. One more… pic.twitter.com/n5PvmLAIEx
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
…and other four go down: pic.twitter.com/eH1WsvbOkr
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
Three less guns for sale. pic.twitter.com/mNLVbPv21F
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
Nothing like getting eight groups banned in a single hit @monteiro pic.twitter.com/IOhpnKmrfi
— ಠ╭╮ಠ (@designerror) June 29, 2016
@monteiro Group of 500 just went down. Good times. pic.twitter.com/gfbVyWPq57
— Stephen Sauceda (@stephensauceda) June 29, 2016
For those asking how @facebook gun sales can be reported, @jbsibley wrote a wonderful primer. https://t.co/FgZLUPdmYH
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
Facebook just removed my post about the AR15 for sale. That one’s still up, btw. pic.twitter.com/w3RXjWXxhs
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
Go Denice! https://t.co/mhRlWftxtt
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
Go to @facebook and do a search for “AR15 for sale” and you’ll see how Facebook isn’t following its own guidelines. pic.twitter.com/VQINxTKANS
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
“Loophole special”. This is why we do what we do. pic.twitter.com/KFZXXPtlX3
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 29, 2016
@monteiro 3 more down. pic.twitter.com/IBzET5CzCz
— Denice (@ecined) June 29, 2016
Got 43 gun sales groups removed from Facebook for a total of 548 so far. Cc: @monteiro pic.twitter.com/6dNp6OSDht
— John Sibley (@jbsibley) June 29, 2016
@monteiro It's so fun! I must've gotten 10 removed so far. pic.twitter.com/52XymGRoAx
— Angela Corral (@theokcorral) June 29, 2016
@monteiro 16 more tonight. 76 total. pic.twitter.com/YRfl0zJ2rJ
— Mike Essl (@essl) June 29, 2016
@essl @monteiro Here's another couple dozen. I wish I could automate this. https://t.co/1pP5yfWZkc
— tacos & chill (@yumtacos) June 28, 2016
Hey, even from @facebook jail I managed to get one! pic.twitter.com/cpb7BW4EjS
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 28, 2016
Facebook has now removed several of my posts mentioning guns. And blocked me from posting. Because I am the problem. pic.twitter.com/0QAT4Go2DW
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 28, 2016
@monteiro 9 more. 60 total. pic.twitter.com/DinDixyxsc
— Mike Essl (@essl) June 28, 2016
One down, 12 more to go @monteiro pic.twitter.com/fM1JE66YRY
— More Than Content (@GarzDam) June 28, 2016
.@monteiro I got 5! pic.twitter.com/KL0teGSgiT
— (((summer))) (@summersumz) June 28, 2016
5 more reported while waiting for meeting to start @monteiro pic.twitter.com/j5t7JGXqIA
— David A Buchanan (@DavieB) June 28, 2016
@monteiro 1 page and 2 big groups down. pic.twitter.com/bzYzcjmdP8
— Matt Schroeter (@matthanns) June 28, 2016
@jbsibley @monteiro the option never showed up for me but I’ve been using “credible threat” and FB has been removing pic.twitter.com/30XoZOLAkE
— John Sico (@srslysico) June 28, 2016
Just spent a few minutes reporting gun groups on @facebook. @monteiro pic.twitter.com/kFH0FBcZCj
— Todd Chilton (@ddotyddot) June 28, 2016
@monteiro These gun nuts might be on to something. Hunting is kinda fun … pic.twitter.com/PuILY7JzPn
— Kirk Peterson (@BigA) June 28, 2016
@monteiro Count me down for 13. pic.twitter.com/6kj3YcnKPA
— Kevin (@5by5kevin) June 28, 2016
@monteiro Aaaaaand another 8 removed groups from Germany, 5 from Austria. This is fun! pic.twitter.com/ywVRootnSi
— Sven Tillack (@svenamstart) June 28, 2016
Woke up to 9! One had 2000 members @monteiro pic.twitter.com/fqHq60nkdF
— Mason Sklar (@masonsklar) June 28, 2016
Facebook removed my posts criticizing their failure to follow their own gun guidelines and blocked me from posting. pic.twitter.com/A7zA2pKwDD
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 28, 2016
Two more. Groups are much easier @monteiro pic.twitter.com/rIuFyy6UHc
— Paul J Engel (@pj_engel) June 28, 2016
@monteiro Woke up to another 4. pic.twitter.com/FkuGqaPpgy
— Sean Hannan (@MrDys) June 28, 2016
@monteiro 4 more down today. Only about 10 total but this is a good downtime hobby. pic.twitter.com/AoZwAHYigy
— Stephen Sauceda (@stephensauceda) June 28, 2016
@monteiro Here’s one from today. Two more in the queue. pic.twitter.com/jHADzxFDpv
— Hay Philver (@skurveydawg) June 28, 2016
@monteiro And a few more for the collection pic.twitter.com/a3a8B8ngtF
— Lou Schenk (@LouiseSchenk) June 28, 2016
1rst timer/1rst day.Proud of work.15 groups selling guns on @facebook taken down.More n backlog. @monteiro @jbsibley pic.twitter.com/cCboiyBebD
— The Sunset (@TheWestBay) June 28, 2016
Amazing. https://t.co/xGS2mGAKAQ
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 28, 2016
@monteiro @facebook pic.twitter.com/ZfIRqA1u7W
— Terry Bain (@terrybain) June 28, 2016
@monteiro @facebook pic.twitter.com/0pifzPorUD
— Terry Bain (@terrybain) June 28, 2016
@monteiro 3 more down today. Total of 6 so far… pic.twitter.com/xHyBj0zfQP
— Denice (@ecined) June 28, 2016
@monteiro 2 more down! pic.twitter.com/dZmIDMWhae
— Mike Davis (@Mike2600) June 27, 2016
@monteiro 2 more big groups + 1 page down. pic.twitter.com/aioVIuMXHP
— Matt Schroeter (@matthanns) June 27, 2016
Four more down, including the (now) aptly named “Guns Not Sale Australia” cc @monteiro pic.twitter.com/nCIictVxAu
— ಠ╭╮ಠ (@designerror) June 27, 2016
@monteiro 5 more gone. One had over 5,000 members. pic.twitter.com/R1NCG1Gld1
— Mike Cosentino (@mikecosentino) June 27, 2016
Facebook removed a private gun sale I reported. Feels damn good. @monteiro pic.twitter.com/qQfq996sSL
— Birna Dantesdottir (@jenniecph) June 27, 2016
@monteiro This one's a new one to me… pic.twitter.com/ScjGbq7jgN
— a. jordan (@spedwig) June 27, 2016
@monteiro two more pic.twitter.com/r3ohkgkFu0
— Rui (@ruirocks) June 27, 2016
O RLY? pic.twitter.com/4F9j8g0d1C
— John Sibley (@jbsibley) June 27, 2016
@monteiro 3 more gone pic.twitter.com/KoBZ5tXRxT
— Denice (@ecined) June 27, 2016
@monteiro 5 more pulled in VA over b'fast this AM – but about 20 that @facebook still thought were "ok" ;-( pic.twitter.com/wAN4YZwXRr
— stacecarter (@stacecarter) June 27, 2016
Take ten minutes today. Do a “gun sales” search on Facebook. Report 10 things that come up. Everything counts in small amounts. Thank you.
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 27, 2016
Facebook just told me they’re ok with this on their site: pic.twitter.com/XGYyKy08vH
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 27, 2016
@jbsibley @monteiro yesterday, 11 plus misc. posts. But… one was huge, took many reports. @ a conference this week… pic.twitter.com/JYUVKvBlma
— (((Seth Battis))) (@battis) June 27, 2016
@monteiro Germany reporting in! +1! pic.twitter.com/cL9hmWfQLk
— Sven Tillack (@svenamstart) June 27, 2016
@monteiro apparently they take a while longer to respond to Aussies. pic.twitter.com/KKK28Fl0oc
— Pete Dillon (@PeteDillon) June 27, 2016
@monteiro well, here's my good deed for the day: pic.twitter.com/Wl8LLcVtuT
— Kev Hamm (@kevhamm) June 27, 2016
@monteiro 4 more down—a couple of these had members in the thousands :/ pic.twitter.com/tOCio1kBmz
— Matt Schroeter (@matthanns) June 27, 2016
According to @facebook, it’s totally ok for some dude named Bruce to sell you AK-47s AND AR-15s on their site. pic.twitter.com/hyzAZ8FoFX
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 27, 2016
According to @facebook, it’s perfectly alright to sell an AK-47. Deplorable. pic.twitter.com/RsoUUru6rv
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 27, 2016
MONSTER OF TAKEDOWNS! https://t.co/CM66njrPvs
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 27, 2016
proud to be removing gun groups // @monteiro pic.twitter.com/65zxMOMu2o
— Sean Quigg (@sean_quigg) June 27, 2016
❤️ this gun takedown movement. 2 Australian groups shut down, hundreds remain. I’m at about 35 total. cc @monteiro pic.twitter.com/Xo03pFTNxi
— ಠ╭╮ಠ (@designerror) June 27, 2016
@monteiro @facebook pic.twitter.com/iAUL55l8Xo
— Pete Dillon (@PeteDillon) June 27, 2016
@monteiro One page and six individual sales down today pic.twitter.com/U3fhehxsiM
— Zach Huizenga (@ZachHuizenga) June 26, 2016
@monteiro Another one! pic.twitter.com/K4FXG1sMda
— Sean Zloch (@zloch1) June 26, 2016
@jbsibley @monteiro 6 from Chicago and Indiana. pic.twitter.com/EWMOXwxyV4
— S Mike Lewis (@thesupermikey) June 26, 2016
@jbsibley @monteiro 6 from Chicago and Indiana. pic.twitter.com/EWMOXwxyV4
— S Mike Lewis (@thesupermikey) June 26, 2016
@monteiro I didn't want to be left out pic.twitter.com/XQnEQIkvgL
— Sean Zloch (@zloch1) June 26, 2016
@monteiro thanks for the heads up. 7 gun groups from my area down, 20 more in review. #guncontrolnow #gunviolence pic.twitter.com/LF4uAJgGYn
— Adam Thomson (@actually_a_bear) June 26, 2016
@pj_engel @monteiro Here are couple more groups, who will soon be feeling so lonely without their gun buddies. pic.twitter.com/BCt5zKo870
— Ajay Soin (@SoinAjay) June 26, 2016
Two more @monteiro pic.twitter.com/OjUw2YaIL1
— fmariscal (@mariscalf) June 26, 2016
Two recent @monteiro pic.twitter.com/k2T8MP0D1u
— Paul J Engel (@pj_engel) June 26, 2016
Down to two. pic.twitter.com/Lgymfc59Cv
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 26, 2016
@essl @monteiro @urbankova @quinns @StefChap @jbsibley 29 today so far, plus miscellaneous posts. 113 overall! pic.twitter.com/jGPECMtGw0
— (((Seth Battis))) (@battis) June 26, 2016
.@monteiro Join us and help chase gun sales off of Facebook: https://t.co/GdOKz9vN21
— John Sibley (@jbsibley) June 26, 2016
@monteiro make that two less. pic.twitter.com/n757E5cyRD
— Brian Piana (@bpiana) June 25, 2016
.@monteiro Time for totals! Today I got 120 gun sales groups pulled from Facebook. pic.twitter.com/kpWEnQMkxy
— John Sibley (@jbsibley) June 26, 2016
.@monteiro Grand total: 373 removed. Today’s special focus was on groups that buy, sell and trade guns and dogs. pic.twitter.com/0IKMnqx1DW
— John Sibley (@jbsibley) June 26, 2016
One less gun shop on @facebook. pic.twitter.com/GgR24nhSAJ
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) June 25, 2016
@monteiro 3 more. pic.twitter.com/vHW04TffYw
— Derek Hargest (@DirkTheDev) June 25, 2016
@essl @monteiro @urbankova @quinns @StefChap 6 more. 16 today, 84 overall. Not as much free time as @jbsibley 🙂 pic.twitter.com/m23AZRGCdj
— (((Seth Battis))) (@battis) June 25, 2016
@monteiro @battis @jbsibley @urbankova @quinns @StefChap Forgot the screenshot! pic.twitter.com/LS18OSkyhF
— Mike Essl (@essl) June 25, 2016
@monteiro one big one down to end the week! pic.twitter.com/1c61MwMWBU
— Matt Schroeter (@matthanns) June 25, 2016
@essl @monteiro @jbsibley @urbankova @quinns @StefChap 10 more (full queue… waiting for other shoe to drop) 78 total pic.twitter.com/osuWbn8t67
— (((Seth Battis))) (@battis) June 25, 2016
@monteiro gun grabbing guide freshly updated with some of the things we’ve learned https://t.co/A9OHwhUMB5
— John Sibley (@jbsibley) June 25, 2016
@monteiro @battis @jbsibley @urbankova @quinns @StefChap 10 more. 45 total. pic.twitter.com/6RQVSYZ6db
— Mike Essl (@essl) June 24, 2016