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Maine Batman Arrested After Facebook 'Threats'

Christopher Schwartz: It was all an April Fools' joke

(Newser) - Maryland's Batman is a superhero—but Maine's caped crusader is a little different. A Bar Harbor man who has created a Batman alter-ego was arrested for threats he made on Facebook Sunday (that's April 1) that he says were satirical jokes. "I demand payment of...

Facebook Linked to Eating Disorders
 Facebook Linked to 
 Eating Disorders 
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Apr 2, 2012 11:57 AM CDT

Facebook Linked to Eating Disorders

Using site causes many to feel badly about their bodies

(Newser) - Not only will Facebook depress you and quite possibly lead to your divorce , it turns out the social networking site is also bad for your body image. A new study finds that 51% of respondents felt more self-conscious about their physical appearance after looking at pictures of themselves on Facebook,...

6 Boys May Not Graduate Over Facebook Kiss Photos

Filipino students called 'sluts,' denied diplomas over kissing photos

(Newser) - Some of the stricter Catholic school principals in the Philippines have taken to going through students' Facebook pages—and they're not liking what they see. But a court has overturned one school's decision to ban five girls from high school graduation ceremonies because they posed for photos in...

Orthodox Brooklyn School Orders Girls Off Facebook

Site encourages immodesty, say administrators

(Newser) - An Orthodox Jewish high school in Brooklyn is making headlines for its new zero-tolerance policy on Facebook. The all-girls Beth Rivkah school has a simple rule for students: Delete your page and pay a $100 fine or find a new school, reports the New York Post . “It’s the...

Zuckerberg 'Hiding From Investors'

Facebook CEO sees little need to talk with bankers ahead of IPO

(Newser) - Investing millions in Facebook won't necessarily make Mark Zuckerberg friend you. Facebook's famous CEO skipped out on the company's first major meeting with analysts and bankers to discuss its IPO last week, and many of them aren't happy about it, Reuters reports. "We don't...

Facebook to Employers: Stop Demanding Passwords

Company warns of possible legal action

(Newser) - Facebook has taken note of the recent trend of employers demanding that prospective or current employees hand over their passwords, and it issued a clear warning to such companies today: Knock it off. "As a user, you shouldn’t be forced to share your private information and communications just...

Man Tries to Get Wife Drunk So He Can Use Facebook

When his plan doesn't work, he calls 911

(Newser) - Facebook, that destroyer of marriages , has come between yet another couple—who will find themselves apart for 60 days as Doyle Hardwick completes a little stint in jail. The Florida man's trouble began after he decided he just wanted to cruise Facebook in peace. But what to do with...

Rick Perry Deluged With Women's Health Queries

Facebook sarcasm follows Planned Parenthood controversy

(Newser) - Controversy over women's health care funding in Texas has prompted a direct assault on Rick Perry's Facebook page . The governor has been treated to a wealth of highly specific—and sarcastic—questions about women's health, the Houston Chronicle reports. "Rick, how do you feel about the...

Racist Obama Bumper Sticker Hits Facebook

Plays on N-word in election warning

(Newser) - A racist bumper sticker warning against President Obama's re-election is popping up all over Facebook, notes the Huffington Post . The sticker tells readers not to "re-nig in 2012," adding in small print, "Stop repeat offenders. Don't re-elect Obama!" Looks like the sticker comes from...

Facebook Kills 'Most Beautiful Teen' Page

Photos triggered the usual nasty comments

(Newser) - Amid an outcry from parents, Facebook has quickly killed a page seeking the world's "Most Beautiful Teen." The page hosted a contest that sought teenagers' photos and had amassed a collection of sometimes suggestive photos, ABC News reports. The pictures garnered comments like "her nose is...

Google Revamping Search System

Coming changes designed to better understand questions, fine-tune answers

(Newser) - Google is in the middle of one of the biggest overhauls to its search engine in years, trying to fight off growing competition from Microsoft's Bing, Apple's Siri, Facebook, and others by incorporating more real-life language concepts, reports the Wall Street Journal . The changes will be implemented over...

Yahoo Sues Facebook Over 10 Alleged Patent Violations

Accuses Facebook of succeeding by using Yahoo patents

(Newser) - Yahoo followed through on its threat to sue Facebook today, filing a suit accusing the social networking company of violating 10 Yahoo patents. The suit, filed by new CEO Scott Thompson, reportedly comes after months of talks between the two companies; it alleges that Facebook got a "free ride"...

Facebook, Google on Trial in India

Firms accused of failing to remove blasphemous content

(Newser) - Facebook and Google are on trial in India for failing to yank objectionable content from their websites quickly enough. A criminal complaint alleges that sites including Facebook and Google's YouTube didn't remove content mocking religious figures, despite Indian laws against "blasphemous" and "ethnically objectionable" material online....

Girl, ACLU Sue School Over Facebook Flap

Suit alleges invasion of privacy after she has to hand over password

(Newser) - Maybe this kind of thing will start sounding familiar soon? A 12-year-old girl in Minnesota is suing her school with the help of the ACLU because she says administrators made her hand over her Facebook password and pored over her account, reports CNN . The move came after the girl got...

Facebook Does In Man With Two Wives

Wife No. 1 gets friend recommendation for wife No. 2

(Newser) - Facebook was only trying to help, but a Washington state man faces bigamy charges nonetheless. As the News Tribune of Tacoma explains, Alan Fulk married wife No. 1 in 2001 but moved out eight years later. They never got around to an official divorce. Last year, he changed his last...

Facebook Co-Founder Buys New Republic

Chris Hughes aims to focus on grabbing tablet readers

(Newser) - Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has purchased a majority stake in The New Republic, and installed himself as the influential liberal magazine's publisher and editor in chief, the publication announced today. Hughes, a new-media guru who also helped run Barack Obama's online operation in 2007, tells the New York ...

Laptop-Shooting Aftermath: Dad Gets 1K Emails a Day
Laptop-Shooting Aftermath: Dad Gets 1K Emails a Day
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Mar 7, 2012 10:00 AM CST

Laptop-Shooting Aftermath: Dad Gets 1K Emails a Day

Tommy Jordan, daughter Hannah Marie appear on 'Today'

(Newser) - Life has "changed a lot" since Tommy Jordan shot up his daughter's laptop and gained immediate infamy, and the dad says his family has been under "a lot of scrutiny" for the past month. But despite the fact that, "in hindsight," it may have been...

Some Employers, Schools Demand Facebook Logins

Maryland may ban practice

(Newser) - Some employers and colleges have found an ingenious way around Facebook's pesky privacy settings: Simply demand that applicants or students friend you, give you a tour of their account, or even divulge their usernames and passwords. MSNBC reports on a number of places instituting the troubling practices:
  • At Maryland'
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See Who's Tracking You Online

Collusion plug-in enables writer to spot her Internet trackers

(Newser) - Facebook and Google are tracking you. Your cell phone is tracking you. Your cell phone images are being uploaded without your knowledge. And that's not all, Veronique Greenwood writes in Discover : Many sites you visit are amassing information about you and selling it to advertisers. Inspired by an...

Facebook Timeline's Earliest Date: 1800

Not early enough for Army, Navy, universities

(Newser) - Facebook's Timeline launched for brand pages this week, and Mashable has spotted a problem: It only dates back to 1800. Sure, there aren't too many 212-year-old Facebook users, but the limitation is causing some confusion for institutions that have been around longer—particularly since once they've switched...

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