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Subject: You've got to be Effin kidding!
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:34:30 +0000
From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
To: mapsL <[log in to unmask]>
And in late-breaking news, Facebook deems Effin (Ireland) an obscene
placename and prevents users using it as their location.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/02/effin-online-fight-facebook-recognition
I wonder how Facebook users from Fucking (Austria) get on?
Dr Brendan Whyte
Assistant Map Curator
Map Section
National Library of Australia
Parkes
ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA