Facebook acts on follower trade

Published by You on 20 November, 2009 - 15:34

Facebook has threatened legal action against a service that sells friends on the social networking site.

It said it would take the action against marketing firm USocial unless it stopped violating Facebook's rights.

Read more @ BBC News

Buying fake friends? is that not kind of... sad?

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Submitted by Saira on 20 November, 2009 - 17:18

Hmm, yes that is sad.

This selling friends feature, is it like the eBayers who buy ratings?

Submitted by Seraphim on 20 November, 2009 - 17:26

Pathetic... why would you buy random ppl to be your friend?

Saddos

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Submitted by You on 20 November, 2009 - 17:26

No idea.

Can I admit to not being a big user of either service?

I think I spent £6 on ebay once...

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Submitted by You on 20 November, 2009 - 17:27

Seraphim wrote:
Pathetic... why would you buy random ppl to be your friend?

Saddos

But I can see why people would sell such a service.

*ponders new business enterprise*

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Submitted by Seraphim on 20 November, 2009 - 17:28

You wrote:
Seraphim wrote:
Pathetic... why would you buy random ppl to be your friend?

Saddos

But I can see why people would sell such a service.

*ponders new business enterprise*

lol just shows how people will buy anything without thinking.

numpties

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Submitted by Saira on 21 November, 2009 - 10:52

Yep ur right - desert arabs have been known to buy sand and eskimos have been known to buy snow :s

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