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November 23, 2012

Facebook Strikes Blow Against Democracy

John Sutter, CNN


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Unless Facebook users fight back, the days of the social network's experiment with democracy may soon come to an end. The company on Wednesday proposed to take away its users' right to vote on major issues concerning the governance of its 1 billion-member online network.

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