Pirate Party Banned from Social Networking Site

Just a few days ago it was announced that German political parties would be allowed to campaign and engage the public via the social networking site StudiVZ.

The Pirate Party, however, was not allowed to have one and instead operated on a standard user account registered by an individual.

StudiVZ noticed that the Pirate Party account was not a "real person" and despite it having a thriving network with hundreds of followers, it was summarily deleted.

The Pirate Party said it condemned the anti-democratic behavior of StudiVZ's operators and called for the "opening up of the platform for all recognized parties in Germany."