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LinkedIn Says Prostitutes Can No Longer Advertise Their Services On Site
LinkedIn just rolled out a number of changes to its privacy policy and user agreement, informing its more than 200 million members through a notice on the professional network's website.
Most of the changes are simplification of the legalese. But one in particular caught our eye. According to LinkedIn, thou shalt not:
i. Even if it is legal where you are located, create profiles or provide content that promotes escort services or prostitution.
What surprised us was that this was even necessary. On a site where every action you take is tied to your professional identity, would anyone really take the risk of advertising adult services?
Read more: http://readwrite.com/2013/05/13/linkedin-bans-escorts#ixzz2THmZL22O
Most of the changes are simplification of the legalese. But one in particular caught our eye. According to LinkedIn, thou shalt not:
i. Even if it is legal where you are located, create profiles or provide content that promotes escort services or prostitution.
What surprised us was that this was even necessary. On a site where every action you take is tied to your professional identity, would anyone really take the risk of advertising adult services?
Read more: http://readwrite.com/2013/05/13/linkedin-bans-escorts#ixzz2THmZL22O
To quote George Carlin: "Hey, selling is legal, fucking is legal. So why shouldn't selling fucking be legal?"
