Facebook — Policy Change
moderateAnti-Privacy → Policy Change
Executive Summary
Facebook launched News Feed, broadcasting users' activity (relationship changes, photos, group joins) to all their friends without prior notice. Within days, over 700,000 users joined protest groups like 'Students Against Facebook News Feed.' Facebook added privacy controls within 48 hours but kept the feature.
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