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New Facebook principles aim to soothe users

By David Gelles in San Francisco

Published: February 27 2009 00:32 | Last updated: February 27 2009 00:32

Facebook on Thursday revised its terms of service and opened them up to user input, responding to a wave of criticism that it was stealthily taking ownership of its users’ content.

The social networking site announced two new governing documents: the Facebook Principles and the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Both will be open to review and comment by users for several weeks, after which Facebook may make additional changes based on feedback.

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