[Reader-list] On banning facebook

[Pawan Durani]

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On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Taha Mehmood
<2tahamehmood at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Deal All,
>
> It seems that of lately facebook is in news for all the 'wrong'
> reasons in lots of places around the world
>
> A sample:
>
> 1. French police block Facebook party
>
> It was the giant cocktail party that wasn’t. Police barricades and bag
> checks greeted revelers arriving at what was supposed to be France's
> largest boozy Facebook gathering to date.
>
> http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/france/100524/french-police-facebook-party-champ-de-mars
>
> 2. Facebook ban not the answer: strategist
>
> A social media strategist says parents need to talk to their children
> about their use of social networking sites after an 18-year-old Sydney
> teen was allegedly killed by someone she met through Facebook.
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-ban-not-the-answer-strategist-20100517-v898.html
>
> 3. Headteacher calls for Facebook ban
>
> The principal of a school in New Jersey has asked students to join a
> voluntary ban on social networking and text messaging to prevent cyber
> bullying
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7659627/Headteacher-calls-for-Facebook-ban.html
>
> 4. St Helens College introduce 'Facebook ban'
>
> STUDENTS at St Helens College have been banned from using social
> networking website Facebook amid concerns it is distracting some from
> work.
>
> http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/8174721.St_Helens_College_introduce__Facebook_ban_/
>
> 5. Facebook to Ban Its Most Popular Game?
>
> Social gaming company Zynga's creations -- including the popular
> FarmVille -- could be evicted from Facebook in a bitter dispute over
> payment changes.
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/14/facebook-ban-farmville/
>
> 6. NJ Principal Wants Facebook Banned
>
> Now that Riverdale teens have proven they can survive two days without
> Facebook or text messaging, one New Jersey principal wants to push the
> kids even further, and is asking parents to ban texting, Facebook and
> something called Formspring from their homes.
>
> http://gothamist.com/2010/04/29/nj_principal_wants_facebook_banned.php
>
> 7. Schools ban Facebook over cyber mobbing increase
>
> An increasing number of Austrian schools are banning access to social
> network platforms as more and more students become victims of online
> mobbing.
>
> http://austrianindependent.com/news/General_News/2010-04-29/2355/Schools_ban_Facebook_over_cyber_mobbing_increase
>
> 8. Facebook, Twitter seen as threats at House
>
> Smart phones, now ubiquitous gadgets in schools, offices and malls,
> have been declared by legislature leaders to be a direct threat to
> legislation at the House of Representatives.
>
> http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/05/15/facebook-twitter-seen-threats-house.html
>
> 9. The Irish Times quotes Justice Minister Dermot Ahern warning
> Facebook and Twitter users that they could be sued if what they post
> comments which were damaging or defamatory to other people. Speaking
> at the launch of the annual report of the Press Council, Mr Ahern said
> social media sites are not exempt from the State's defamation laws.
> The council received 351 complaints last year.
>
> http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100525/local/press-digest
>
> and so on and so forth but perhaps none of this is as disgusting as
> mullahs banning facebook in the name of islam...
>
> Warm regards
>
> Taha
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