Petition organiser, super spruiker, Max Markson received what he described as an “an anonymous unsigned legal letter” demanding the cheeky rallying call be removed from the Change.org site.The petition could not be found on Friday night and inquiries to Markson elicited a curious response referring to the legal letter, however he did not say who or what company it was from. “It was up. And now, just like that, it’s gone,” Markson said.“I think it was the Dark Lord from Harry Potter, he who must not be named, that did it. Dare I say it ? Lord Voldermort! “No, it was more like that horse’s head scene in The Godfather movie where they made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. “And so the Change.Org petition placed there out of the goodness of my heart to release from Instagram purgatory all the MAFS stars like Dom, Brent, Ella, Olivia, Jackson, Cody, Al, Matt and the rest and allow them to have access to their Instagram feed so they could receive the adoration of their fans and do battle with the trolls has had to be taken down because of an anonymous unsigned legal letter. “It’s sad, I know. Millions of MAFS fans nationally and globally will have to wait till who knows when to enjoy the lives and loves of real life after MAFS of these amazing reality television personalities.”Channel 9, and Endemol Shine Australia via 9, have been approached for comment.The petition was launched after it was revealed that Nine would retain control of the MAFS cast’s Instagram accounts until sometime in May because of the show’s UK rollout.In past years the network had managed the cast’s accounts until two weeks after the final episode of the season. It is not unusual for the social media accounts of reality cast members to be managed by networks or TV stations during the run of a show in order to protect the stars from online trolling and abuse.However, the Change.org petition asked fans to rally behind the current cast, including Olivia Frazer, Jackson Leonie, Domenica Calarco, Al Perkins and Brent Vitiello, in the hope that they could get their accounts back ASAP and reap the rewards of their MAFS madness via influencing deals, freebies and party invitations.“It’s Instagram purgatory and un-Australian not to allow them interaction with their followers and be praised, lauded and earn money from paid posts,” the petition claimed.Nine explained last week it managed the social media accounts of MAFS contestants to support their health and wellbeing.“We monitor all participant’s social media accounts so that we are aware of, and manage, any negative commentary,” a spokesperson said.
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