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facebook.com - 2/18/2009
People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)
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NOW OVER 50,000 STRONG!!! As per Facebook's request, the following was submitted to Facebook Spokesperson Barry Schnitt after the story broke Monday morning concerning Facebook’s most recent changes to its Terms of Service, and the resulting user backlash. 3 Big Questions for Facebook: To Mr. ...
facebook.com - 2/18/2009
Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
— facebook.com — This group is for people to give input and suggestions on Facebook's Terms of Use. These Terms are meant not only to protect our rights, but to serve as the governing document for how the service is used by people around the world. Facebook's ... (more) Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

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blog.facebook.com - 2/16/2009
The Facebook Blog
— blog.facebook.com — A couple of weeks ago, we revised our terms of use hoping to clarify some parts for our users. Over the past couple of days, we received a lot of questions and comments about the changes and what they mean for people and their information. Based on ... (more) The Facebook Blog

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facebook.com - 2/17/2009
Facebook: Login Required to Proceed
— facebook.com — Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. Facebook Login Email: Password: Remember me or Sign up for Facebook Forgot your password? (more) Facebook: Login Required to Proceed

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All Facebook:  Facebook Terms of Service Change Rapidly Turns Into a PR Nightmare

Mashable!:  56 Percent of Facebook Users Want the Old ToS Back

Inside Facebook:  Facebook Reverts Terms of Service After Complaints

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Facebook Terms of Service Change Rapidly Turns Into a PR Nightmare
All Facebook — ... One group, “People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)“, has been at the forefront of the backlash although the group doesn’t appear to be gaining a ton of traction beyond the 58,000 members that have joined it. While 58,000 users is nothing to sneeze at, it hasn’t yet surged to levels witnessed during Facebook’s news feed launch or during the Beacon backlash. ...

56 Percent of Facebook Users Want the Old ToS Back
Mashable! — ... around the Facebook re-design is starting to transpire within the social network itself. The group “People Against the new terms of service” has swelled to more than 60,000 members and appears to be adding dozens every few seconds. And in perhaps an even more serious concern, The Electronic Privacy Information Center is set to file a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission about Facebook’s ToS, ...

Facebook Reverts Terms of Service After Complaints
Inside Facebook — ... it was going to file a complaint with the FTC requesting Facebook revert its terms of service. In addition, almost 70,000 Facebook users joined a Facebook group called People Against the New Terms of Service. ...

Facebook pulls an about-face to save face
GMSV — ... two copies of that information are created one in the person’s sent messages box and the other in their friend’s inbox. Even if the person deactivates their account, their friend still has a copy of that message. We think this is the right way for Facebook to work, and it is consistent with how other services like email work. … In reality, we wouldn’t share your information in a way you wouldn’t want.” But the reassurances did nothing to tamp down the protests, which included a users group that quickly grew to 60,000 members and ...

How Mark Zuckerberg TOSsed Facebook Under the Bus
Gawker: valleywag — ... And in reality, how many people were actually upset? 91,000 people joined a protest group. That's 0.05 percent of Facebook's population. ...

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