October 23, 2007
Lawsuit targets Facebook mobile texting
According to the Associated Press, Facebook Inc. is being sued by an Indiana woman who alleges it has profited from its members sending thousands of unauthorized text messages to mobile phone users whose numbers previously belonged to other people.
"... The lawsuit, which her lawyer will seek to have certified as a class action, contends other consumers with recycled phone numbers have been besieged with unsolicited Facebook text messages containing party invitations and unwanted sexual advances.
Young children have been among the recipients of the unauthorized Facebook messages, the suit alleges, creating "frightening and dangerous" situations.
Facebook spokeswoman Brandee Barker declined to comment on the allegations, citing the Palo Alto-based company's policy not to discuss lawsuits."
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