Facebook Is Blocking Ads From MySpace, Friendster, Hi5, Orkut . . . and 3Jam?
June 04, 2008 at 20:55 PM EDT
If you try to buy an ad on Facebook, there are certain words that are taboo. Any ads that contain four-letter words are automatically blocked. So too are ads with the names of competing social networks “MySpace,” “Friendster,” “Hi5,” , or “Orkut.” (Curiously, “Bebo” and “OpenSocial” go through just fine, as does “Microsoft,” [...]