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February 18, 2009
Facebook Terms of Service Irritates Users
By Alicia Dorset
Everyone was talking about Facebook last Friday and it wasn’t good. A recent update to the site’s terms of service stated Facebook can do anything with the content you post on the site (everything from licensing your image to using your spring break photos in an ad campaign), even if you TERMINATE your account. Immediately blogs and Twitter accounts buzzed with unhappy members debating whether or not to terminate their accounts.
Mashable’s Stan Schroeder said it best: “Sure, most users don’t really care (or think they don’t care) about all this, but the idea that you now cannot stop Facebook from using your content should you ever want to is frightening to say the least.” Read more here.
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to the controversy in a blog post Sunday evening. In his post, Zuckerberg gave a half-hearted explanation of what the new TOS was really all about: “In reality, we wouldn’t share your information in a way you wouldn’t want. The trust you place in us as a safe place to share information is the most important part of what makes Facebook work. Our goal is to build great products and to communicate clearly to help people share more information in this trusted environment.” Full blog post here.
As the debate continued, Zuckerberg posted another entry to the Facebook blog Wednesday morning with an update on the TOS. Until Facebook finds a solution, they’re returning to their previous TOS agreement. Read more about the change back to original guidelines here.
Posted by staff at February 18, 2009 12:19 PM
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