Facebook manipulated the News Feeds of hundreds of thousands of people to see if showing them mostly positive or negative posts affected their emotions. The research ignited anger among users, who accused the company of manipulation in the guise of science.
But did Facebook actually break any laws? Mashable talked to law professors to separate fact from fiction.
Was it illegal?
Several factors have to be considered when judging whether Facebook broke any laws. First of all, Facebook's terms of service (which the company calls its Data Use Policy) makes it clear that, when creating an account, a user consents to his or her data being used for "research" — although what kind of research is unclear. Read more...
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