Mums furious as Facebook removes breastfeeding photos; Mafia Finds Fans on Facebook

Facebook has become the target of an 80,000-plus protest by irate mothers after banning breastfeeding photographs from online profiles.Facebook’s policy, which bans any breastfeeding images uploaded that show nipples, has led an online profile by protestors – called “lactivists” in some circles – called “Hey Facebook, breast feeding is not obscene”.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/30/facebook-breastfeeding-banMafia Finds Fans on Facebook
Thousands of users have joined fan pages devoted to top Mafia bosses on the social networking site Facebook, the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica reported Tuesday.
http://nytimes.com/2008/12/31/world/europe/31briefs-MAFIAFINDSFA_BRF.htmlProtest as Facebook removes breastfeeding photos
A mass online protest movement is gathering pace after Facebook banned some breastfeeding photos from the social network site.Angry mothers even picketed the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California, in a live “nurse-in” to complain about a ban on photos of mothers suckling their children that exposed too much of the mother’s breast. Hundreds of women have had their pictures removed without warning and have been informed that they may be barred from using the site.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5417278.eceFacebook ban of breast-feeding photos sparks protests
Are photographs of a mother breast-feeding her child indecent? The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate and protests after removing photos that expose too much of a mother’s breast.Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt said the website takes no action over most breast-feeding photos because they follow the site’s terms of use but others are removed to ensure the site remains safe and secure for all users, including children.
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www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-ban-of-breastfeeding-photos-sparks-protests-1217396.htmlMafia Finds Fans on Facebook
Thousands of users have joined fan pages devoted to top Mafia bosses on the social networking site Facebook, the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica reported Tuesday.
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