The Facebook Fury

One of the world's most popular internet sites has caused outrage recently by attempting to alter their terms of use in a way that could harm the rights of users. It's now time for me to stick my nose in.

Facebook users across the world: shut up.

You have the option of not using the site. It is up to the operators of the website what their terms of use will be. If you don't like it, then leave, now, before they come into use. That's why they are there for you to read. In the same way that if you find a television programme not to your liking you change channel, stop using Facebook.

The problem here is not the human rights infringements, it's that people want to have everything and are now having a tantrum when they can't. As a user of Facebook, I am quite glad that they have decided for the moment to drop the change in their terms, but when it comes back into existence (and it probably will), it is up to me to decide whether to stick with the website, and if I decide that I don't like what would be happening with my information, then I shall leave. Without causing a lot of bother over nothing.