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OK, I'd like to hear the other side of the story now.

You have. The other side of the story is that there is no story.

No, I'd really like to hear why the page was taken down, if indeed it was. Facebook doesn't make a habit of taking down pages at the request of minor governments unless there's some reasoning behind it. Certainly not repeatedly. So... I'm guessing there's something that these dudes aren't telling us.

What aren't these dudes telling us?

You're assuming Facebook is actively complying with the request of someone's government here, minor or not. I'm betting there's a simpler explanation: there's probably a fast-track mechanism for taking down pages; you request it and it's done.

For example: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/anyone_can_take_down_fa...

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