2012-06-11 Facebook Holds Vote - Then Ignores Results

Facebook privacy policy vote in: users dont press Like - Yahoo!
News
Remake America
Facebook privacy policy vote in: users dont press Like

AFP Relax News 17 hrs ago
Related Content
q
Facebook users say the company
For the second time in history Facebook let its users vote on proposed changes to the social networks privacy policy. Facebook users were given the opportunity to decide if the social network should keep its existing Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) and Data Use Policy or
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-users-don-t-press-102305957.html (9 of 33)6/11/2012 6:17:34 PM
Facebook privacy policy vote in: users dont press Like - Yahoo! News
change it to the updated version which was introduced in May this year. Voting took place from June 1 through to June 8 and saw around 297,883 people -approximately 87% of all voters who participated -- opt to keep Facebooks existing SRR and Data Use Policy. Despite voters overwhelming preference for the former policy, Facebook said the number of users who voted was too small to be representative of the entire Facebook community and said it would go ahead with the proposed changes. Despite our significant efforts to encourage users to vote, only 342,632 people participated, which amounts to a tiny fraction of our user base of more than 900 million, said Elliot Schrage, Vice President, Communications, Public Policy and Marketing at Facebook. He added, Today Facebook will adopt the proposed updates to our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and Data Use Policy, which you can view by using the following links: SRR and Data Use Policy. The social network previously said it would require more than 30% of its sites users to vote on the changes for the results to be binding. Users, however, are claiming Facebook didnt do enough to promote the voting opportunity. Most said they didnt even know about the vote until it was too late.
What outreach effort? questioned Facebook user John Meyer in the comments on Facebooks Site Governance page. FB did NOTHING to alert users of this vote. Janet Kline Cook asked, Couldn't your substantial outreach effort have included something as simple as a message that showed up on each and every facebook user's page???? FB needs to notify every user about proposed service changes, not just the ones who like this annoying page, added Ader R Oks. Bruce Cairns said, It's a great system they've got. 87% vote against but because they didn't tell anyone about it or provide any way for people who did know to actually vote via the whole range of FB apps, they can just ignore the result. Lorraine McGuinniety called for Facebook to hold the vote again. Facebook should have sent a notice via FB messages AND an email to each & every user with a subject title that highlighted the fact there was a vote. I knew nothing about this & I'm a pretty engaged & proactive user who regularly reassesses privacy settings. HOLD THE VOTE AGAIN. Properly.
@yahoonews on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook
More popular Yahoo! News videos

Rich
5 mins ago
Why did Facebook cast a vote, when they were going to ignore it anyways? Goodbye Facebook, your demise is coming.
q
G.T.
7 mins ago
I'd LMFAO if someone dealt them a king their servers and locking the rich punks out of their own site.
q
Matt
Wichita, Kansas
1 hr 38 mins ago
Ignoring the vote may hurt their stock price - that is negative news you know, they don't care about the people they expect to click on ads.
q
Jeff
Upton, New York
1 hr 43 mins ago
All hail, Dictator Facebook!!!

q
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...0c23f118c%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:19:17 PM
Bob
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1 hr 45 mins ago
Zucker thinks you're the Sucker. If you can't see where this is going, then you deserve Facebook.
q
Motocycleguy
Altamonte Springs, Florida
2 hrs 8 mins ago
300k voted pretty impressive! I didn't think they had that many real users. 900 million lmao!!
q
Jody
Caribou, Maine
3 hrs ago
Why would the wealthy facebook owners want to hear from its poor users?
q
Steve
3 hrs ago
I wasn't even aware of a vote and I'm on there at least once a day....
q
D.J.
3 hrs ago
Sounds a lot like our govt.
datruthiness
3 hrs ago
An outreach effort would be a Facebook message to every user. Which they can do easily. Cowards and twits. Why my usage of FB is waaaay down. Cannot trust them
q
greg
Kansas City, Missouri
3 hrs ago
That's why FB is free.....can you imagine paying for a service that treats you this way
q
Anthony
Norwich, New York
3 hrs ago
Most of us didn't even know there was a vote or a pending change. This article was the first I heard of it. Good job FB, about as effective a democracy as Syria
q
William Schaeffer
5 hrs ago
Soon, we'll be required to join facebook if we want to keep our jobs. And then we will be instructed on the proper opinions and comments.
q
DABOOGEYMAN
5 hrs ago
delete your accounts ppl, then in a year it may come back and all the greedmongering over it will be over and it will be the ppls social page again, now its just turning into a giant invaisive add that tries to force you into stuff
q
joseph
5 hrs ago
you know the truth is of the 900 million so called users, a lot of those are ficticious, redundant proxy users. Heck I made my cat a user as well! there's no way he can vote.
q
Levan
Lanham, Maryland
5 hrs ago
An even better solution would be to stop using facebook altogether

q
6 hrs ago
For those Facebook don't care, they will let us vote on it. For things that make them money, they certainly won't.
If FB is integrated to iPhone in next iOS, I guess Facebook will have access to my phone book and contact list on Iphone also. So they can start contacting those people on my iPhone and use my name to advertise to them? :)
q
Alejandro
6 hrs ago
FB is not favorable among its own customers now....... their decline is on the way.........
q
radical c
6 hrs ago
It sounds like FB was going to make the change, regardless of the results. A small percentage of the US population actually votes, does that mean the elected official doesn't get the job? No. When conducting a survey, you cannot possibly poll everyone, so only a sample of the population gets to participate. It would seem to me that 87% of 342,632 would be enough to gauge the desire of the users.
q
NaturesSuperPride
Jacksonville, Florida
6 hrs ago
We're going to let you vote on something, but if you don't choose what we want, we're going to do what we planned anyway.
More
Post a comment
Explore Related Content 1.
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2011 file photo,
Associated Press 2.
Frank B
6 hrs ago
342,632 people that voted were all the active users of FB, there is no 900 million unique users hahaha
q
fiasco
6 hrs ago
Facebook users need to understand Zucky boy used the jewish vote method.
q
BRENDA TROTTER
Livonia, Michigan
6 hrs ago
Facebook have become money mongers and are only interested in their pockets and how much cash they can rake in. If all the gamers went to Zynga to play their games facebook would be nothing. Facebook does not have their supporters interest at hand, they have turned into a bunch of crooks who are actually aware that their time is limited and stashing it as fast as they can make it before the fall
q
mr d
Tampa, Florida
6 hrs ago
Just like obama care ask the people what they want them give them something else anyway
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-85e5-d9d9d58295a8%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D1 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:21:34 PM
James M
6 hrs ago
ok so a website that has half a BILLION people on it and only 300,000 voted...possibly because no one knew about the vote...i didnt. wasnt on aware of it or i would have voted.
q
Just trollin', stop h ...
6 hrs ago
wow, they disregarded the voters. Sounds like our government.

q
Dana R
6 hrs ago
I say DELETE! Show them how we really feel! Without us users they are NOTHING!
q
Teresa
6 hrs ago
Well I hate a telephone and I hate facebook.The only reason I go on it is to see baby pictures of my grandchildren and baby pictures of my great neices and great nephew.
q
Mantorras
7 hrs ago
ignored the votes huh lol... I see facebook has learned from how elections operate in 3rd World countries
q
Thomas
Orlando, Florida
7 hrs ago
It may have to do with the 8 accounts I have registered. There are not 900 million active users.
q
charlie
7 hrs ago
Ha! What vote? I never even heard of ANY voting... Kinda funny for a Social Networking site who prides themselves at blabbing all our info to whoever pays for it and notifies you every time there's a new dumb Farmville APP...
q
Todd
Seattle, Washington
7 hrs ago
Facebook uses the same system as the government and all big business, Qui tacet consentiret or "Silence gives consent", what else is new, more people need to speak up or the public will continue to get screwed.
bw022
7 hrs ago
I've seen that voting system before -- Somalia, Haiti, Iran, Burma, Pakistan, etc. Hold a vote, don't allow people to know about, get to, or otherwise vote, and then screem it wasn't a fair election when you loose. If FB wanted people to vote, it could have just required everyone to vote the next time they connect.
q
Bill
7 hrs ago
Zuckerberg creates facebook,facebook goes public,Zuckerberg gets married,facebook stocks loses value and crashes,Zuckerberg's wife divorces him,Facebook gets shut down,Zuckerberg found in a one bed apartment by himself totally broke and in debt.End of Facebook for ever.One case scenario.Just saying.....
q
Gwyn
Spring Hill, Florida
7 hrs ago
Well, that's a big lie. I have my Facebook open at least 10 hours a day, everyday for business reasons and this article is the first that I've ever heard of this vote and now it's over. What a bunch of politicians in disguise.
q
Gail W
Chico, California
7 hrs ago
I didn't know anything about a vote for statement of rights. What significant efforts to encourage users to vote ??? Facebook to hold the vote again and send messages to "everyone".
q
Brandon
8 hrs ago
Facebook is a branch of the U.S. government.

q
Diogenes
8 hrs ago
I can only hope that enough FB users get mad enough to stop using it entirely. Maybe it will fade like so many other fads. What a monumental waste of time. About as useful as a pet rock.
q
TH
8 hrs ago
Here is a thought.... quit putting your personal business for everyone to see. Simply pick up the phone and talk to who you want to know your business. Simple enough even I can figure that one out. LOL.
good2b_ex
8 hrs ago
There are just too many controversies in FB (viruses, privacy, etc) that FB isn't worth it, IMO. Just figuring out your privacy settings takes way too much time out of a day. All for what? To read about what someone cooked for dinner last night? Sheesh. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO SPEND PRECIOUS TIME ON INANITIES.
More
Post a comment
Associated Press 2.
Turtle
San Mateo, California
8 hrs ago
Yeah, great idea, let's have another vote - maybe another 269,657,368 people will show up and vote. That's only 787 times more than FB got the first time with their "significant" efforts to get people to vote.
q
SimpleMan
8 hrs ago
its was such a small group of voters because most never heard their was a vote. they used to send emails out about this stuff
q
JonW
8 hrs ago
Could you imagine what it would be like if government worked this way?
q
Leon
9 hrs ago
Reminds me of California's Prop 8. Cali said, "That's nice, but we're going to overturn the vote. Thanks, though!"
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-b6b0-781fb93bb6ee%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D2 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:22:55 PM
The proposition's aim aside; the peoples' vote was overturned is my point...
q
$$$Pay Dirt$$$
9 hrs ago
All you FB users should be thankful they even allowed you to vote on anything they want to do. Also over half the users probably didn't even vote in the last election. They cannot even name the VP of the US so what makes you think they will even vote. Or even know what they are voting about.
q
Bill
9 hrs ago
Sounds like our government.

q
ato137528
9 hrs ago
Just stop using Facebook!!! Life WILL go on!!!

q
maddie
Portland, Oregon
9 hrs ago
They say that they have 900 million users....but they don't realize that most of those people no
longer use their Facebooks..

q
Columbus, Ohio
9 hrs ago
facebook....ohh yea i remember that site...glad i dont have it anymore

q
Seth
9 hrs ago
There are probably only about a million people that actually sign on to facebook anyways...of course the other billion that just click random things on other webpages that happen to send data back to FB and get counted as a 'user' didn't login to vote themselves.
q
9 hrs ago
Someone should teach FB how statistics work

q
Karl S
9 hrs ago
This is exactly how polling companies conduct their research...and it's pretty darn accurate.
Tiffany
9 hrs ago
I'm on the site periodically throughout the day, every day, and had no idea that there was ever a vote.
q
GUARD DOG
Los Angeles, California
9 hrs ago
facebook sucks, much like MySpace.

q
Chris
10 hrs ago
so happy that facebook is failing, 900million users w/ 500million active users

q
Whatever
San Diego, California
10 hrs ago
"Mommy, can I have a cookie?" "No." *Eats one anyway*

q
Tim
10 hrs ago
FB: we know the majority didn't even know about this and the ones who did said no, so we will go with our decision to change. This was actually just a way to make you guys feel like you guys had power. In no way would it went your way.
q
Dave D
10 hrs ago
how about writing a little in the article about what the changes were?
q
Rusty
10 hrs ago
I did not know about this voting, and Im sure alot of other did`nt know either.
q
paterno
10 hrs ago
FaceBook = waste of time WHO cares about vacation pictures, baby pictures, yoga epiphanies, advertising your real estate company, empty list of friends,etc?
More
vamp girl
10 hrs ago
Facebook a/k/a the place you visit to hook up with the people you did not get a chance to sleep with in high school.
q
DEA
New York, New York
10 hrs ago
thats funny since fewer than 30% of the people with accounts actually log into FB.
q
Amen
10 hrs ago
Most of you need to get a life. If you dont like Facebook , then good, dont use it. other than that " Shut the F up". a Facebook user
q
I Dont Even
10 hrs ago
I could have sworn you only needed a sample of 1000 to be representative of the entire population..
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-u...2-9fda-96fbe7a3e953%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D3 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:24:13 PM
I guess Facebook follows different rules of statistics?

q
Jake
Cincinnati, Ohio
10 hrs ago
Once again facebook deciding whats best for its users. I voted by deactivating my account. Say buh bye!!!
q
Joe
10 hrs ago
I saw 800 ads on facebook. No ads were about this vote.

q
Garrick S
10 hrs ago
Never new there was a vote and I don't know anybody that did.
q
Richard C
Houston, Texas
10 hrs ago
People need to cast their vote like I did by deactivating their account. There is really no value ot Facebook and is nothing but a waste of time.
q
T. Jefferson
11 hrs ago
Typical Farce-book, I think I'll start a pool to guess how long it will be before Facebook's stock will be worth the same price as a roll of toilet paper.
q
gogo
11 hrs ago
what was the point of holding the vote anyway?

q
Rick
Omaha, Nebraska
11 hrs ago
Cmon now people...facebook knows its got you by the balls. They dont give a crap what you guys think at this point. What you gonna do? Delete your facebook? Of course not. This is what addiction is all about. You know that all facebook is doing is trying to make money pimping you out via advertisements and information distribution. This isnt a surprise or an outrage its what corporations do and as we all know facebook is most definately a corporation.
q
Cheshire420
11 hrs ago
What? What vote?

Sounds like they hand picked the people to vote on this. You're telling me less than 1,000,000 people voted on this, out of the "800,000,000" they claim to be users?
q
Jason
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
11 hrs ago
Funny - This is the first time I hearing about any vote. I just found out through this article. I agree FaceBook did NOTHING to advertise this.
q
Jeffrey
11 hrs ago
I got rid of my Facebook account 3 years ago. I was trying to make some comments last week on Yahoo, and it wanted me to sign in with my Facebook account. When Yahoo gets to the point that I need a Facebook account to log on, I'll get rid of yahoo too.
q
DW
11 hrs ago
the joking? more scam and corruption and sell privacy from every one included from business time government stop them for good, facebook the still are in court for it
q
Gage
Memphis, Tennessee
11 hrs ago
facebook sucks. I got rid of my account months ago. I'm so happy I did. Just too much crap. I really don't care what people are doing exactly/while they are doing it. And everyone talks about the stupidest s***.
q
Bobby
Mentor, Ohio
11 hrs ago
twitter here i come

q
guesswho
11 hrs ago
Simple solution, DON 'T HAVE A FREAKIN FACEBOOK PAGE, problem solved! People honest to Gawd need to LOGOFF their computers and engage in their REAL LIFE. Posting messages IS NOT REAL SOCIAL INTERACTION and is not a substitute for it. Want to talk to someone, get face to face, pick up your phone! GOD PEOPLE ARE BEYOND LAZY!
q
Tuis
Mt Hamilton, California
11 hrs ago
Never heard of it. Weird!

q
Blaine Fisher
Wapakoneta, Ohio
11 hrs ago
Why didn't that just make you vote when you log inand not let u get to your homepage till u voted yes or no, boom entire facebook votes, dur dur
More
Post a comment
Travis
Sullivan, Missouri
11 hrs ago
This is the first time that I have ever heard of this so called "voting" thing with Facebook.They will change the privacy policy regardless if people do or do not vote on it.We will never be notified of the changes either.
q
Facebook_h8tr
11 hrs ago
Ha ha ha.. facebook can suck it. I clicked the 'delete my account' button long ago.
q
Tom
Portland, Oregon
11 hrs ago
rofl... in order to be "statistically significant" you only need a fraction of the representative population to vote.... for crying out loud, clinical trails for FDA approved drugs test groups are in the hundreds to be statistically significant.... so..... 87% of 350,000 think the idea is bogus, but FB shrugs it's billion-dollar-shoulders and says "too close to call." O.o ?!?! this is like watching a Harold Lloyd marathon..... i can't stop laughing....
q
PepperEyes.com - Personal ...
Charleston, South Carolina
11 hrs ago
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-9b33-5084fd4d0bc5%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D4 (15 of 30)6/11/2012 6:26:09 PM
OK...for those of you on FB...did you know about the vote..and did you vote. It's double no for me
q
Jacque
Houston, Texas
12 hrs ago
300,000 people is too small? What a joke. Why have a vote if you were going to do what you wanted to do anyway?
q
gypsy
12 hrs ago
If Facebook rolled this out to everyone of its active 500million users and only 300k responded, i wonder if this is telling of Facebook's effectiveness for targeted ads
q
Stephen
12 hrs ago
Ridiculous... what "significant efforts?" 350k is a small enough fraction of FB's total users that these "voters" may have only accidentally discovered FB's supposed "vote." As the whole point of social networking is communicating information, there are only two possibilities: FB is a failure as a social networking tool OR FB had no intention of alerting users to the "vote." I wouldn't bet on FB's success; it's totally dependent on user input and, thus, alienating users guarantees its failure.
BJM
12 hrs ago
Shareholders on Facebook votes will be invalid also since Mark Zuckerberg owns 57% of the stock.
q
ralph
Kenosha, Wisconsin
12 hrs ago
Will FB start selling user's passwords as a service to potential employers? They say no, but lets put it to a vote.
q
Meditech
Spokane, Washington
12 hrs ago
Out of a supposed one billion people only a third vote. At same time they say they encouraged people to vote. Obviously they are unable to even get results from advertising on their own website.
q
ralph
Kenosha, Wisconsin
12 hrs ago
Most of US elections would be overturned on that premise !

.....
12 hrs ago
They put a 30% requirement to the vote for it to matter, but only told 1% of the users about the vote...yup...seems about right for Facebook. And look at their stock...People like using the product, but not enough to dump their money into the company.
q
Deuce
Medford, Oregon
12 hrs ago
Hate to break the news to all of you, but FB is a company, owned and operated by someone other than YOU. They do not have to do what YOU think. If you don't like what they do, don't use their product.
q
P.O.W
12 hrs ago
Momma say's facebooks the devil.

q
Luke Cage
New York, New York
12 hrs ago
Actually, that's a very good turnout for a poll. Think of it this way, the Nielsen rating is based on the fact that one person with a Nielsen box represents a good 50000 people. Statistically speaking, there's almost no possible way for FB to turn the tide on an almost 90% dislike rating. Do they really think that a higher number of participants would eventually give them a favorable rating on their own poll? FB is being intellectually dishonest with even having a poll if their own poll numbers. Why even have it then?
q
STEPHEN K
Prior Lake, Minnesota
12 hrs ago
never saw were I could vote

q
Ashley
Fallston, Maryland
12 hrs ago
This is the first I've heard of this. I don't really think they're concerned about what their users think though.
q
elbarto
12 hrs ago
Facebook will soon be going the way of Myspace.

q
MikeS
12 hrs ago
If every "real" person voted, it probably still wouldn't be 30% since 80% of the profiles are spammers and cats.
q
Scott
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12 hrs ago
SO, there was a vote? I check FB twice a day... once for personal stuff and once for my business page. NEVER saw a notification. NOT ONCE. so "Despite our significant efforts to encourage users to vote, only 342,632 people participated, which amounts to a tiny fraction of our user base of more than 900 million, doesn't amount to anything with me... i do not believe there was any effort! Since 70% of FB users are duplicate/fake/business pages for existing users and their pets or for fictional characters, the vote represents 10% of the user base. which is probably ALL of the user who were actually notified. FB is running a scam here And since the vote was "and overwhleming 87% against the changes" you would think the smart business man would fit that result to the larger population... is Statistical Analysis 101! This is NOT how to run a business!
More
Vicodin
13 hrs ago
You can vote.... but we dont care, well do it any way.... When will the face crack just die?
q
Pa Pa J
Lewisville, Texas
13 hrs ago
One day you will say to your kids - "There used to be this thing called Facebook".
q
Rick
13 hrs ago
I think that would be because it was never announced that we could vote.... I was on facebook all week last week and never given the opportunity....
q
Benjamin
Chicago, Illinois
13 hrs ago
guess i know what to do with any free time i have in the future, set down to the long and tiresome task of deleting my account...
q
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-u...0-8ce3-eeaf08ab6c5c%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D5 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:27:41 PM
Neeny
13 hrs ago
I'm on fb every day. First I am hearing of this. Why put things to a vote if they are just going to do what they want to do anyway?
q
Evol Chipmunk
13 hrs ago
342,632 is probably actually closer to half rather than under 30%... FB does not have over 900 million users.... everyone i know has multiple accounts (i, myself, have 8 now, many of my friends have more.. one friend has 125)... plus, when did the voting take place? i mean, i know when, it says up there... but im on FB every day (only way to keep in touch with my son) and this article is first ive heard of it.... and no, i dont access with a phone, so its not my 'droid app' or watever..
q
PlainVanilla
13 hrs ago
FB is a joke from the ground up. Why people think it is relevant is beyond me. Did you REALLY expect them to listen to you? If so, I pity you.
q
lamar
13 hrs ago
anybody remember when myspace was a big deal?

q
Smirks
13 hrs ago
Perfect time to invest in Facebook. BHAZINGA!!

q
Mr. RD
13 hrs ago
342,632 ...that is probably the number of people still on FB.

q
jvkla
14 hrs ago
Why bother letting anyone vote if they're going to ignore the results? 87% is a pretty decisive margin. I hope each of those 297,883 who voted yes will do the smart thing and close their Facebook accounts. FB is the worst thing ever to happen to the internet, and it is time for it to fall.
q
David
14 hrs ago
Just another reason I won't use FacePlant.

q
Graywolfman
Englewood, Colorado
14 hrs ago
I received no notification of a vote. This is just a way for Facebook to say "we tried, not enough people responded" so they can go ahead with the changes never do the vote again. Sounds like the U.S. Government at this point...
q
Neil
14 hrs ago
I have no information on my Facebook that I'm concerned about anyone seeing so I could care less. If you don't like Facebook don't use it. Also, I can't understand why are there always a slew of people who come on these articles about Facebook bragging about how they don't have a Facebook? If you care so little about Facebook, why the hell are you reading news articles about it?
q
William S
14 hrs ago
Facebook is a social disease!

q
Kimberly
14 hrs ago
Just one more reason to validate why I deleted my FB page.

q
ROBERT
14 hrs ago
WHAT VOTE
q
Jorge
14 hrs ago
I'm off FB; though I still like to read up on it and it's users who can't kick the habit.
q
Mike
14 hrs ago
I didn't know anything about this vote until now. My guess is that Fakebook didn't really want the users to vote, otherwise they would have plastered the vote option all over our pages. I'm kind of glad Facebook has gone the way it has. Hopefully by the time my son is old enough to get on a computer things like Twatter and Fakebook will be a thing of the past like Myspace did..
Jason B
14 hrs ago
I didn't hear anything about this "vote" but that being said, be realistic: Facebook doesn't HAVE to let us "vote" on anything at all. And if you don't like it, vote with your feet and switch back to Myspace or whatever.
More
Post a comment
Associated Press 2.
D Williams
Dallas, Texas
14 hrs ago
FB . . you have a choice between crap and dung . . .yes we know they both stink!
q
steve
14 hrs ago
left out of the loop on this one

q
Bill Golberg
Auburndale, Wisconsin
14 hrs ago
900 million users? How many of them are "pet" accounts or alternate accounts?
q
Phoenix
14 hrs ago
I'm on FB every day, and knew nothing about this vote.

q
Wombat
14 hrs ago
Despite our significant efforts to encourage users to vote, only 342,632 people participated,
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-a4bd-026d60ff1c81%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D6 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:30:32 PM
which amounts to a tiny fraction of our user base of more than 900 million, said Elliot Schrage, Vice President, Communications, Public Policy and Marketing at Facebook." No that pretty much accurately shows how many people actually care about facebook. The user base of 900 million is a complete farce! The lawsuits against the IPO will probably win eventually due to this huge lie.
q
Mike
Springfield, Missouri
14 hrs ago
I'm on facwbook several times a day EVERY day, and this is the first i've heard of any vote about facebook. they did NOTHING to inform us of this vote. dont do anything on facebook that you dont want the whole world to see!
q
Louis
14 hrs ago
This is beccause the government wants to be able to control what is going on in social networking sites. This will be the beginning of your post getting censored and your page monitored 24/7 welcome to your hell
q
Mud
14 hrs ago
you've been hosed again by Suckerberg fakebook users - when will you ever learn
q
Otto Pilot
Spring Branch, Texas
14 hrs ago
It all sounds like such a tremendous waste of time and energy.

q
MeJustMe
14 hrs ago
I have to say that I'm on FB many times throughout the day and NEVER saw one post about any voting! Nothing about it on any of the tech blogs until this story either!
q
CNC Screwman
14 hrs ago
The reason they got 300 thousand votes is because that's how many actual real users there are! They all have 5-6 fake accounts as well lol!
q
Mike
Port Huron, Michigan
15 hrs ago
Hey FB.. i just created another account for my Cat... make that 900,000,001 accounts you have now... ;)
Mike
Port Huron, Michigan
15 hrs ago
LOL, democracy at its best... "We had a vote, but didn't like the turn out or the results so we decided to do what we wanted to do in the first place.." Hey, our county only had 11% of registered voters turn out for presidential primaries... I guess that means Ron Paul won after all, right???
q
Hollycow
Richardson, Texas
15 hrs ago
Darn I missed the vote which would have allowed me to select between a bad policy and even worst policy, my bad luck.
q
Chi-Town
15 hrs ago
Yep. Never saw anything about a vote.Ever.

q
florence
16 hrs ago
Facebook knows that people don't like their privacy policy . I don't subscribe and those I know that do use false names and IDs . .
q
SO tired of it all
16 hrs ago
Despite voters overwhelming preference for the former policy, Facebook said the number of users who voted was too small to be representative of the entire Facebook community and said it would go ahead with the proposed changes." That's odd-I am on FB every day to try to keep up with my family but I never once heard about any voting. Could it be that that is the reason the voting population was too small? Yeah, way to listen FB. Thanks again. :-[
q
Jose Garcia
16 hrs ago
They can say that they will let the users vote again as much as they want. Due to their endless trickery, I am no longer on facebook. Much safer for me to be out of it
q
Dru
16 hrs ago
FB is a lot like the US government. They give people a vote and then ignore the results. They
say that not enough people voted, but they didn't tell anyone that there would be a vote. Very american if you ask me.
q
The High Road
16 hrs ago
That's funny I checked my FB several times last week and didn't see any voting or any word of this. Gee I wonder why only 300k people voted? LOL.
More
Post a comment
Associated Press 2.
Tony M
Plainville, Massachusetts
16 hrs ago
would have been nice to know about this vote. I usually always have FB up when I'm working on my computer and never once saw or heard anything about a vote. Looks like they are trying to pull a fast one on everyone because their IPO is failing big time.
q
Let's Speak Truth
16 hrs ago
Apparantly FB didn't like the results of the vote. It reminds me of the fabled "hanging Judge"of the old old west who once said "let's get on with the trial so that we can hang him before lunch".
Post a comment
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-bae2-fa3824b1c4e2%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D7 (15 of 25)6/11/2012 6:32:09 PM
Associated Press 2.
Facebook users vote on privacy policy
AFP 3.
Facebook on Friday began letting its
AFP 4.
News Summary: Facebook vote on privacy
Associated Press
News For You

q
Amelia Earhart mystery may be solved in Pacific

q
Australian coroner says dingo took baby in notorious 1980 Outback case where mom once blamed
q
Fla. woman doused in gas, set on fire at 7-Eleven

q
War on religion? North Dakota Measure 3 aims to strike back

q
President Barack Obama Does Not Have My Vote in 2012

q
Possible lungs found on LA County sidewalk

q
Lindsay Lohan: Truck Driver 'Telling Tales' About Accident

q
Aussie coroner agrees dingo took baby in 1980 case
Tech News
q
Apple kicks Google Maps off iPhone, adds Facebook MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSON Steve Jobs' vendetta against Google remains alive, eight months after the Apple co-founder died feeling betrayed by a company he once embraced as an ally. More Apple kicks Google Maps off iPhone, adds Facebook
q
New Apple mobile software gets maps, Siri updates MICHAEL LIEDTKE Most of Apple's mobile devices will get a new operating system this fall, including a different mapping service and a built-in bond with Facebook. More New Apple mobile software gets maps, Siri updates
q
A city's history, made mobile Anne Trubek An app created by a local university serves as a guide and introduction to Cleveland's history. More A city's history, made mobile
q
Gaudy Lamborghini Android tablet and phone will cost you more than $2,000 Tecca Not all expensive things are classy. If you need proof, just take a look at this new, shockingly garish gold-plated Android smartphone by Lamborghini. Feature-wise, the phone is nothing special: It has More Gaudy Lamborghini Android tablet and phone will cost you more than $2,000
q
Hollywood Hack Day: You wont believe what programmers can achieve in two days Barb Dybwad, Tecca
While the San Francisco Bay area may be more widely known for its "hack day" events where eager coders get together for intense short programming sessions, typically with the over-arcing goal of producing More Hollywood Hack Day: You wont believe what programmers can achieve in two days
Episode 14: How to make extra money

Will a side business help LaTosha's family save for college and start retirement planning? Join the conversation.
Will social networking help Leslie get a job? A Yahoo! user offers to help Leslie revamp her resume and build her network. Will his advice pay off? Amputee veterans take on celebrities in softball Kyle and the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team take on a squad of television celebrities.
Learn more about Remake America
Featured
q
Katie's Take Watch Katie Couric's new video series on Yahoo! More Katie's Take
q
Video: Who Knew? Just when you thought you knew the news... More Video: Who Knew?
q
Livestand app Download Livestand on your iPad. More Livestand app

q
100% RSS feed free Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter to get the top stories. More 100% RSS feed free
Education
1.
5 Smart Online Degrees These flexible online degrees could help you go to school on your terms. 2.
Online Degrees to Fit Your Schedule These five online degrees could make fitting school into your schedule a cinch.
Today on Yahoo! 1.
Before there was Gaga, there was Cooper
2.
Mysterious yellow haze swallows city
3.
Sandusky defense's tactic backfires
4.
L.A. celebrates first NHL championship
Editors' Picks
video
What Obama isn't telling us
slideshow
Hyperreal art tricks the eye
video
Katie's Take: Talking to your teens
Yahoo! News
q
Home u.s. world business entertainment sports tech politics science health Blogs Local Popular
All Yahoo! News
Also On Yahoo!
q
Autos
Finance Games Groups Health Maps Movies Music omg! Shine Shopping Sports Travel TV Y! News RSS Y! News Alert
All Yahoo!
Trending Now
1. Frank Cady dies 2. Pacquiao investigation 3. Joy Behar 4. Deena Cortese 5. Prostate cancer 6. Tommy Chong 7. Bristol Palin 8. Civil War mystery 9. Android 10. Jeep Liberty recall
Copyright 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. | Yahoo! - ABC News Network | Help / SuggestionsPrivacy PolicyAbout Our AdsTerms of ServiceCopyright/IP Policy

2012-06-11 Facebook Holds Vote - Then Ignores Results

Загружено:

Сведения о документе

Авторское право

Доступные форматы

Поделиться этим документом

Поделиться или встроить документ

Параметры публикации

Этот документ был вам полезен?

Это неприемлемый материал?

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

2012-06-11 Facebook Holds Vote - Then Ignores Results

Загружено:

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

Facebook privacy policy vote in: users dont press Like - Yahoo!

Facebook privacy policy vote in: users dont press Like

Facebook users say the company

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-users-don-t-press-102305957.html (9 of 33)6/11/2012 6:17:34 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-users-don-t-press-102305957.html (10 of 33)6/11/2012 6:17:34 PM

@yahoonews on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook

More popular Yahoo! News videos

Upton, New York

All hail, Dictator Facebook!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...0c23f118c%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:19:17 PM

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Altamonte Springs, Florida

2 hrs 8 mins ago

Sounds a lot like our govt.

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...0c23f118c%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest (16 of 29)6/11/2012 6:19:17 PM

Kansas City, Missouri

Norwich, New York

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...0c23f118c%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest (17 of 29)6/11/2012 6:19:17 PM

An even better solution would be to stop using facebook altogether

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...0c23f118c%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest (18 of 29)6/11/2012 6:19:17 PM

Explore Related Content 1.

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2011 file photo,

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...0c23f118c%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest (20 of 29)6/11/2012 6:19:17 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-85e5-d9d9d58295a8%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D1 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:21:34 PM

Just trollin', stop h ...

wow, they disregarded the voters. Sounds like our government.

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-85e5-d9d9d58295a8%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D1 (16 of 29)6/11/2012 6:21:34 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-85e5-d9d9d58295a8%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D1 (17 of 29)6/11/2012 6:21:34 PM

Spring Hill, Florida

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-85e5-d9d9d58295a8%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D1 (18 of 29)6/11/2012 6:21:34 PM

Facebook is a branch of the U.S. government.

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-85e5-d9d9d58295a8%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D1 (19 of 29)6/11/2012 6:21:34 PM

Explore Related Content 1.

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2011 file photo,

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-85e5-d9d9d58295a8%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D1 (20 of 29)6/11/2012 6:21:34 PM

San Mateo, California

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-b6b0-781fb93bb6ee%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D2 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:22:55 PM

Sounds like our government.

Just stop using Facebook!!! Life WILL go on!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-b6b0-781fb93bb6ee%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D2 (16 of 29)6/11/2012 6:22:55 PM

longer use their Facebooks..

facebook....ohh yea i remember that site...glad i dont have it anymore

Someone should teach FB how statistics work

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-b6b0-781fb93bb6ee%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D2 (17 of 29)6/11/2012 6:22:55 PM

Los Angeles, California

facebook sucks, much like MySpace.

so happy that facebook is failing, 900million users w/ 500million active users

San Diego, California

"Mommy, can I have a cookie?" "No." *Eats one anyway*

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-b6b0-781fb93bb6ee%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D2 (18 of 29)6/11/2012 6:22:55 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-...-b6b0-781fb93bb6ee%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D2 (19 of 29)6/11/2012 6:22:55 PM

New York, New York

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-u...2-9fda-96fbe7a3e953%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D3 (15 of 29)6/11/2012 6:24:13 PM

I guess Facebook follows different rules of statistics?

I saw 800 ads on facebook. No ads were about this vote.

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-u...2-9fda-96fbe7a3e953%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D3 (16 of 29)6/11/2012 6:24:13 PM

what was the point of holding the vote anyway?

What? What vote?

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-u...2-9fda-96fbe7a3e953%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D3 (18 of 29)6/11/2012 6:24:13 PM

twitter here i come

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-u...2-9fda-96fbe7a3e953%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D3 (19 of 29)6/11/2012 6:24:13 PM

Never heard of it. Weird!

Explore Related Content 1.

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-privacy-policy-vote-u...2-9fda-96fbe7a3e953%26isNext%3Dtrue%26pageNumber%3D3 (20 of 29)6/11/2012 6:24:13 PM

"Mommy, can I have a cookie?" "No." Eats one anyway