Facebook sued for liking products and Friend Finding

 Facebook sued for liking products and Friend Finding
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Summary The civil suit filed accused California-based Facebook of misappropriating likenesses.

Scott Nastro is suing Facebook for not getting permission from parents letting members of the online social network know when children under 18 like brands.The civil suit filed accused California-based Facebook of misappropriating names or likenesses of Nastro s child and other minors to promote products or services as well as to expand its user’s base. The lawsuit argued that such links involving underage Facebook members constitute unauthorized endorsements. The suit also took issue with Facebook for including minors in its Friend Finder service that recommends members to connect with people in its 500million network.Scott called on the judge to ban Facebook from involving underage members with social ads or Friend Finder.

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