[governance] Facebook profiles blocked and content removed in Brazil

Wed May 30 22:27:50 EDT 2012

Facebook being registered under California is subject to California laws
and US Federal laws etc. The United States Department of Justice in 2005
established an Obscenity Prosecution Task Force to Investigate and
Prosecute Purveyors of Obscene Materials see:
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2005/May/05_crm_242.htm

They are bound by the tests given to it by the United States Supreme Court.
There are countries like Fiji's that do not in any way have the resources
to dedicate an entire unit to investigating and prosecution of obscene
materials.

However, this may help us understand the psychology and dynamics behind
crafting ToS as the one Facebook has.

Kind Regards,
Sala

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