Woman loses privacy case over Bebo pictures published in magazine: “A magazine did not intrude into a young woman’s privacy when it published photos that she had uploaded to social networking site Bebo when she…
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OSCE Press release – European human rights bodies call for decisive action against racism and xenophobia WARSAW, STRASBOURG, VIENNA, 19 March 2010 – In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the Elimination…
Net filters to hit social networks March 1, 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he would consider introducing an internet ombudsman after Facebook tributes to two dead children were defaced with pornography. Rudd said he…
EU – European Commission calls on social networking companies to improve child safety policies: (RAPID) 50% of European teenagers give out personal information on the web – according to an EU study – which can…
EU – Implementation of the Safer Social Networking Principles: (Europa) On 9 February 2010, Safer Internet Day, the European Commission has presented the findings of an independent assessment of the implementation of the Safer Social…
EU – The Impact of Social Computing on the EU Information Society and Economy: “(IPTS) This report by the The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies provides a systematic empirical assessment of the creation, use and…
EU issues guidance on complex consumer protection laws: “Social networking sites and blogs can be governed by the European Union’s Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, according to new guidance published by the European Commission.” (Via OUT-LAW…
EU – Europe's growing army of bloggers and social networkers can generate new services and growth: “(Europa) A study says that European interactive websites like video sharing sites and blogs are growing, generating revenue for…
ONI Presents Social Media Filtering Maps: “(ONI) The summer of 2009 was a hectic one for online social media: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and a bevy of other sites fell under the censors’ axe in China…
Hmmm. Facebook and MySpace drive teens to suicide, says Vincent NicholsThe spiritual leader of the four million Roman Catholics in England and Wales has damned social network sites, accusing them of undermining community life and…