Facebook Backs Off on Content Issue

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Facebook, an online social networking Web site, angered many of its users this week when it changed its policy for keeping the content its users removed.  Amy Bruckman, associate professor of interactive computing, says online content ownership and privacy is an old issue for tools like Facebook and Google. Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

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  • Created By: Louise Russo
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 9, 2010 - 4:40pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:04pm