Facebook Reaches Accord with New York Attorney General
Press release here. Facebook is widely used by my classmates at Columbia Journalism School for social networking and information sharing. I expect this will lead to new restrictions on the under-18 set, which could drive the fickle youth to the next hot killer app.
As far as I know, I have not been the victim of any online stalking, solicitations, identity theft, or threats of violence so concerning to Andrew Cuomo and his staff. Of course, I don’t look like a teenage girl, either.
To what extent is a site responsible for what its “community” posts? What if I wrote something terrible right in this comment box. Something that would get you in trouble with someone for libel. Or worse, what if I posted a statement that might be interpreted as a national security threat. Is that your fault? Are you, the publisher liable? The courts have historically said no, but that ruling has yet to translate into the social networking arena. What’s your take, will it?