Facebook Mulls Legal Action Against Daily Mail
Facebook is investigating possible legal action against the Daily Mail for saying that a so-called pedophile gang has been using the social network to solicit minors.
Facebook is investigating possible legal action against the Daily Mail, a U.K. newspaper, for saying that a so-called pedophile gang has been using the social network to solicit minors.
Alas, that bit of news comes from a rival media outlet, the Guardian, which says that Facebook complained to the Daily Mail about a headline on Friday reading “How many more victims of Facebook sex gang?”
The Mail changed the wording of the online headline “pending a further investigation,” and Facebook has asked for written correction to run in print, arguing that there’s no evidence to support the claim that child abusers sought out victims via the social network.
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