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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – A ascendant is suing Facebook for not effort authorisation from parents or guardians before letting members of the online ethnic meshwork undergo when children "Like" brands.

"We conceive this meet is completely without worthiness and we will fisticuffs it vigorously," Facebook said in an telecommunicate salutation to an foetoprotein inquiry.

Lawyers representing histrion Nastro and his son in a US district suite in New York poverty the housing to include every Facebook members in the land junior than 18 years older whose obloquy or likenesses have been utilised in "Social Ads."

The subject meet filed on weekday accused California-based Facebook of misappropriating obloquy or likenesses of Nastro's child and another conference to encourage products or services as substantially as to expand its ranks of members.

"Facebook Inc. appears to be continually hunt newborn ways to use the obloquy and likenesses of its members, including children, for its possess marketing purposes," professional Lee Squitieri said in suite documents.

In late 2007, Facebook launched Social Ads that unify related online business with members' actions much as composition reviews for restaurants or indicating that they "Like" a brand.

The causa argued that much links involving underage Facebook members represent unlicensed endorsements.

The meet also took supply with Facebook for including conference in its "Friend Finder" assist that recommends who members strength poverty to connect with in the online accord of more than 500 meg people.

Squitieri called on the judge to ban Facebook from involving underage members with Social Ads or Friend Finder and was hunt damages as substantially as some money generated from ads involving conference at the ethnic network.

The federal meet mirrors digit filed in Calif. land suite terminal assemblage accusing Facebook of wrongly using children's obloquy or likenesses by distribution their "likes" at the ethnic meshwork with designated friends.

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