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Facebook has become quite familiar with legal proceedings in recent years, but the site may soon be reversing its accustomed role as the defendant. In response to a derogatory and inflammatory piece (of tripe) in the U.K.’s Daily Mail, Facebook has reportedly threatened to sue the tabloid because of a glaring and slanderous “mistake.”
The story focuses on the dangers of pedophiles and teens co-mingling on social networking sites, and its original title specifically read “I Posed as a Girl of 14 on Facebook.” The problem? The statement was a blatant lie. While the author apparently did set up a fictional social networking account, it wasn’t on Facebook. The Daily Mail has since addressed the grievous error, but it only offered an incredibly weak and transparent “clarification.” (Though the Mail was quick to name Facebook, it still hasn’t revealed the actual networking site used by the undercover operative.)
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