Representatives from the ultra-Orthodox sector have contacted Facebook with the request to create special "Shabbat-observant" profiles.
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Hundreds of thousands of Haredim use the social media platform daily, and they are now looking for a way to make sure that no one desecrates the Shabbat by viewing or commenting on their profiles on the day, they believe, the use of electronics is prohibited.
David Galperin, chairman of the Gil Group, which provides marketing communication services in the ultra-Orthodox sector, has recently contacted Adi Soffer Teeni, the General Manager of Facebook Israel, to make the necessary adjustments.
"Hundreds of thousands of Haredim already use Facebook, but they are uncomfortable with the fact that anyone can comment on their profiles on Shabbat," Galperin wrote in a letter to Teeni. "Making these pages 'Shabbat-observant' will solve the problem and increase the legitimacy of using this platform in the sector."
In an interview with Israel Hayom, Galperin clarified that the matter not only makes Haredi users uncomfortable but distresses them.
These users stay away from places that desecrate Shabbat, but here they are forced to use a platform that does just that, he said. "There is no reason why they should not change this situation and allow the Haredim to use social media without being worried about the desecration of Shabbat."
Facebook Israel was unavailable for comment.
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