Facebook has made a change about how it treats users who are in prison. While past policy allowed prison authorities to delete inmates’ accounts effectively at will, the social network now requires them to explain why the prison wants to erase an account. Fortune, 2015.
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Should convicts be on social media? Facebook stands up for prisoner accounts
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