French regulators have forbidden broadcasters to direct their audiences to Twitter or Facebook, CBS News reported. According to a ruling this week, French radio and television broadcasters aren’t allowed to mention either of the big social networks on the air unless they are covering a story about the specific network, Atlantic Wire said.
As a Business Insider article explained, citing expat blogger Matthew Fraser, if Facebook or Twitter make the news, they can be mentioned on a strictly “information” basis. But broadcasters are not allowed to urge their audiences to connect via Facebook or Twitter to learn more, ask questions, give their opinions, and all the rest of the things that broadcasters and media outlets do with social networking.
(Source : Global Post via Media Network Weblog)
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