You Can’t Say ‘Facebook’ or ‘Twitter’ on French TV Anymore
The Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA), France’s equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission, banned the use of the words “Facebook” and “Twitter” on French television unless they are included in news stories about the respective social networks.
The Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA), France’s equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission, banned the use of the words “Facebook” and “Twitter” on French television unless they are included in news stories about the respective social networks, TechCrunch reported.
The agency’s logic: Use of those words is equivalent to advertising and promoting those social networks over others, according to TechCrunch, which added that advertisers looking to promote their presence on the social networks will have to use generic terminology, such as, “Find us on social networking sites,” instead of, “Find us on Facebook,” or, “Follow us on Twitter.”
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