The Independent: Campaigners call for tighter regulation of Facebook racists Far-right groups are operating openly on the social networking website By Jerome Taylor, The Independent, Thursday, 23 April 2009 Facebook has become a breeding ground…
Facebook blocks Pirate Bay torrent links: “Facebook has blocked users of the notorious Pirate Bay torrent link site from sharing their links via the social networking site. One technology law expert had warned that the…
Pirate Bay linking could implicate Facebook, says lawyer: “The Pirate Bay has unveiled a feature that makes it easy for web users to post links to pirated material on their Facebook page. The activity risks…
Social network sites ‘monitored’: “Social networking sites like Facebook could be monitored by the government under anti-terror plans.” (Via BBC News.)
Facebook users ‘at risk’ as hackers target site: “Facebook users are at risk from malicious hackers targeting the site, online security experts warned.” (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)
Facebook: Governing the Facebook Service in an Open and Transparent Way by Mark Zuckerberg Today at 7:20pm Last week, we returned to our previous Terms of Use as we worked on a new set of…
Index on Censorship » Criminal minded 17Feb09 – 15:17 The Italian government is attempting to make web-based dissent a crime, says Cecilia Anesi A new bill has come before the Senate, giving the interior ministry…
Users force Facebook to withdraw controversial ‘copyright’ plan: “Facebook has withdrawn controversial changes to its terms of service after receiving a storm of complaints from users of the social networking website.” (Via Tech and Web…
Facebook does U-turn on eternal data grab: “Facebook has dumped heavily criticised new service terms that lay claim to photos and messages posted to the site forever – even after accounts are deleted – following…
Man murdered wife for changing Facebook status to ‘single’: “A man murdered his estranged wife after he became ‘enraged’ that she had changed her marital status to single on the social networking site Facebook.” (Via…