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Facebook defends its safety policy
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Following the recent controversy over the Daily Mail's erroneous reporting of the dangers faced by under-18s using Facebook , the social networking site has defended its safety policy. The Daily Mail has admitted that its article, published in print and on line on Wednesday - in which it was claimed that young girls who join Facebook could be approached " within seconds " by older men who want " to perform a sex act " in front of them - was incorrect.
Facebook threatens to sue Daily Mail
Saturday 13 March 2010
Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site (SNS) with 400 million users worldwide, has threatened to sue the UK's Daily Mail newspaper over an article that claimed that the site makes it easy for paedophiles to seduce under-18s.
Jail for US Facebook blackmailer
Thursday 04 March 2010
In a case that has gripped the American media, a teenage boy in Wisconsin has been handed a 15-year jail sentence after posing as a girl on the social networking site Facebook in order to blackmail male students into sex.
Developers told that Facebook Credits are imminent
Sunday 28 February 2010
A blog post Thursday on the Facebook Developers site announced that the social networking giant's virtual currency, Facebook Credits, is near to its official launch. In the post, Deborah Liu, a product marketer on the Facebook Developer Network team , explains the thinking behind the Facebook Credits concept: " The long-term goal of Facebook Credits is to provide a currency that makes purchasing virtual items across applications fast and simple.
Google gets stung by Buzz
Friday 19 February 2010
When Internet search giant Google unveiled its brand-new social media product, Google Buzz, on 9 February, it obviously had no idea that there could be a sting in its tail. Google Buzz , which provides a social networking platform to rival Facebook , initially met with a storm of protest from users over privacy problems.
Family discovers teenager’s death via Facebook
Tuesday 09 February 2010
Sydney's Daily Telegraph yesterday reported a gruesome tale of modern life. Teenage boys being involved in fatal road traffic accidents is something we have come to expect, but their loved ones discovering their death through social media networks is not.
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