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 Why Facebook Booted My Baby 


Aug 21, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joel Stein’s 3-month-old son Laszlo wasn’t a model Facebook citizen—“he threatened to pee on some, cut others,” and would routinely comment “I’d hit that” on other babies’ photos—but that’s no reason to kick him off the site, right? Turns out Baby... More »

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(Newser) - The recent scrap over Facebook’s privacy policy seems to be at odds with the site’s friendly, familial face, Vanessa Grigoriadis writes in New York. But the company’s aborted move to claim ownership of user content in perpetuity reveals a vague something about its ambitions. “Facebook’... More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • online privacy • terms of service • sharing

 Facebook:
Uh, Never Mind That Last Update

Privacy protests result in a swift U-turn on terms of service

Feb 18, 09 6:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Facebook has done an about-face and withdrawn its new terms of service following a public outcry, CNET reports. The fine-print update appeared to give the site perpetual rights to users' content, prompting threats of a federal complaint from a major privacy watchdog and mass desertion from tens of thousands of... More »

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Internet • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • online privacy • terms of service • Internet privacy

New Facebook Fine Print Irks Users in Privacy Tug-of-War

Clause giving site permanent license to content slammed

Feb 17, 09 4:46 AM CST
(Newser) - An outcry over a terms of service change has forced Facebook's founder to reassure users that they still own and control their own information, the New York Times reports. The update—which remains unchanged—removed a provision that said users could delete their content at any time, and added a... More »

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AT&T Backs Off Controversial Service Terms

Telecom's ToS had forbidden customers from criticizing it

Oct 11, 07 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Under an ironic firestorm of criticism for what some termed a First Amendment violation, AT&T has updated its controversial Terms of Service policy to allow users to criticize the telecom giant. The original terms stated that it reserved the right to cancel the account of those who "damaged... More »

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iPhone • First Amendment • freedom of expression • AT and T • terms of service

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