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November 22, 2012 02:53 am GMT

Facebook Is No Longer a Democracy


Sorry, democracy fans. The world's largest virtual nation, a billion citizens strong, just officially became an oligarchy.

You probably weren't even aware of it, but until Wednesday, you had voting rights on Facebook. The site used to put major changes to its governing documents -- that is, the rules for how it treats your information and your privacy -- up for a vote.

The last time this happened, however, so few virtual citizens came out to vote that it made the U.S. midterm elections (with their average 40% voter turnout) look like a triumph of participation.

In June, the company proposed two alternative versions of its statement of rights and responsibilities, and let users…
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