Debunking Rumors about Advertising and Photos
Today I have a message from Facebook that I would like to share. You can now stop the email forwarding thingy about this rumor =) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "In the past couple of days, a rumor has begun spreading that claims we have changed our policies for third-party advertisers and the use of your photos. These rumors are false, and we have made no such change in our advertising policies. If you see a Wall post or receive a message with the following language or something similar, it is this false rumor: FACEBOOK has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures WITHOUT your permission. The advertisements that started these rumors were not from Facebook but placed within applications by third parties. Those ads violated our policies by misusing profile photos, and we already required the removal of those deceptive ads from third-party applications before this rumor began spreading. We are as concerned as many of you are about any potential threat