by the BBC
French TV and radio presenters have been banned from mentioning social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter on air. The country’s broadcasting watchdog has ruled that doing so would break guidelines on advertising. Stations can still talk about services without naming them, it said. The French government is seen by many internet watchers as overly keen to regulate in relation to new media and the web.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13665125
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