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Facebook Alters New Social Network Features After Member Outcry

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:14pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook, the second-largest online social network with 9.5 million members, made alterations to new features on the service late Thursday, after more than 600,000 members complained via online petitions. On Tuesday, Facebook introduced a feature called "News Feed" that automatically notified all of a member's friends each time new pictures were added, blog comments posted -- even when a user's relationship status changed.
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Facebook Social Network Faces Privacy Backlash Over New Features

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 7, 2006 - 1:40pm.
San Francisco - Facebook, the second-largest social networking site with 9.5 million primarily college and high school student members, is facing a backlash after it added features that automatically notify friends when changes are made to their profiles. Reuters reported that over 600,000 Facebook members had signed a petition by midday on Thursday, asking the company to discontinue its "News Feed" and "Mini-Feed" features -- which notify friends when a member posts new photos, joins a group, or leaves a blog comment.
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Venezuelan Lawmakers Protest Purported Anti-Chavez Video Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 26, 2006 - 11:55am.
Caracas, Venezuela - Lawmakers in Venezuela have complained that video game developer Pandemic Studios' upcoming "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames" title is propaganda that depicts a violent overthrow of President Hugo Chavez, Reuters reported.
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