New Haven, Facebook Spar Over City’s Page Name

What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re following the debate between Facebook and the city of New Haven, Conn., over the latter’s page on the social network.

What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re following the debate between Facebook and the city of New Haven, Conn., over the latter’s page on the social network.

The New Haven Register reported that Facebook contacted the city several weeks ago and asked it to change the page’s name, which was New Haven, CT, at the time. According to the social network:

Pages with generic location names like “New York,” “Ontario,” and “Switzerland” are not allowed to have administrators.

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