Facebook hires top State Department lawyer and Bill Gates’s former public relations chief on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld7 years ago
“I say to Facebook, ‘What is the difference between you and a national newspaper being responsible for the letters they publish on their letters page?" says a lawyer in Ireland. "Why do you have to be treated differently?” nyti.ms
@WSJ7 years ago
In the second high-level departure for Facebook in recent weeks, the social media giant's top lawyer is leaving on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld7 years ago
Should you be able to sue Facebook or Twitter for defamation over their content? A celebrity libel lawyer in Ireland thinks so. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
“If a traditional media company was doing this, there would be all hell to pay for censorship,” says a lawyer. “This is just another example of Facebook the publisher.” nyti.ms
@BBCWorld8 years ago
Egypt lawyer gets 10 years, social media ban for Facebook posts bbc.in
@nytimesworld7 years ago
“Facebook can’t say, ‘We are not a publisher; we are just a platform,’" says a lawyer. "I have been hearing that from them for years, and I never believed it.” nyti.ms
