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In 2010 Facebook fan pages caused controversy in the Australian media. One of the pages in question was titled "Alf Stewart Rape Dungeon". It was regarded as a smear campaign against the actor and there were calls for the social networking site to be more closely monitored. The pages also featured false YouTube videos of Alf and Meagher's voice threatening to rape other cast members. The page gained 9500 users as fans. However, other sections of 'the media' have pointed out that the 'pro-rape' Facebook page is merely a joke, and not promotional.
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