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  Should Social Networks Be Regulated? - ReadWriteWeb 

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  UK Says Yes, EU is Considering, is US Next? A recent study in the UK showed that most Britons have a strong desire for the regulation of social network sites like MySpace and Facebook. In fact, 9 out of ... 10 people said there should be tighter regulation and, according to today's The Guardian , 89% said there should be a set of widely accepted rules to help prevent personal information from being abused. The survey was performed by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), a British regulatory body for printed newspapers and magazines that consists of representatives from all the major publishers. Since the PCC has been expanding their role, now monitoring internet and video content produced by newspapers, one wonders if they now want to dip their fingers into social network regulation as well. Sir Christopher Meyer, the PCC chairman, warned of the dangers of posting content online to these sites, saying , "there is a need for public awareness about what can happen to information once it is   [More...] [Less...]

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  Tags:  web 2.0, social networking, facebook, myspace, ning , social networks, web, collectivex   [More...] [Less...]