February 18, 2009

Facebook backs down, reverses on user information policy

Another example of the power of social media

"Under fire from tens of thousands of users, the social networking site Facebook said early Wednesday it is reverting to its old policy on user information -- for now."

Just as with the Motrin Moms, the Facebook TOS debacle illustrates how powerful social media can be.

Topic Tags: Facebook TOS, social media

by F. Andy Seidl

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