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Friday, July 4, 2014

Facebook NewsFeed Manipulation Prompts FTC Complaint, Investigation Possible

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed formal legal documents with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleging that Facebook engaged in deceptive trade practices and violated a 2012 Consent Order entered into with the FTC.  The formal complaint asks the agency to begin an investigation, and comes in response to the news that Facebook manipulated the NewsFeeds of 689,003 users.

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