Germany banning Facebook and Twitter

[inimini manimoe]

http://www.gev.com/2010/11/germany-bann ... d-twitter/

i hate them both, but i don't buy the reasons given, i think the real ones are hidden

alien pimp

[ketamine]

I hate them too. But even DSF and DOA were blocked at my last job, so I don't think its a big deal. You do tend to spend your entire workday on these things. Not that it stops you if you really hate your job--I just spent the entire time on Wikipedia learning everything I could about everything there was in the universe...

...until I was ultimately fired.

[64hz]

fuck misleading headlines

[danny_scrilla]

fuck misleading headlines

this

[deadly_habit]

companies expecting their employees to be doing work instead of surfing youtube and social networking sites... SHOCKING

[Shae]

AT WORK

Germany banning Facebook and Twitter at work...

[dubloke]

I swear it been blocked at most places of work in England for time? its been banned everywhere I've worked? same with hotmail and most forums and game sites?

[deadly_habit]

i don't even get what makes it newsworthy

[danny_scrilla]

in communist germany facebook bans you.

[badger]

I swear it been blocked at most places of work in England for time? its been banned everywhere I've worked? same with hotmail and most forums and game sites?

it is in most places but that's just down to an individual workplace's policy or IT department blocking it

but yeah it's not even remotely newsworthy. i thought from the title that the german government was somehow banning it but it's just some german companies banning it

i hate them both, but i don't buy the reasons given, i think the real ones are hidden

how you've seen a conspiracy in that article is completely beyond me

[mickey raus]

everything is beyond you, dear badger

"Facebook and Twitter is also targeted by the Government lead by Angela Merkel, who intents to promote a law to disallow personal resources companies to use social networks for recruiting, with the purpose of protecting the private life of job applicants. Only professional platforms will be allowed, platforms like Xing or LinkedIn."

alien pimp

[kay]

Sensationist stupidity in hyping headline.

As for Merkel's comments and inclinations, frankly, anyone using Facebook as a recruiting resource should be shot. If I'm paying someone good money to recruit employees for me, I sure as hell would not want them to use Facebook. That's just stupid.

[deadly_habit]

Sensationist stupidity in hyping headline.

As for Merkel's comments and inclinations, frankly, anyone using Facebook as a recruiting resource should be shot. If I'm paying someone good money to recruit employees for me, I sure as hell would not want them to use Facebook. That's just stupid.

Frank 'WeedSmoka' Smith & 3 other friends like Need a qualified astrophysicist for government agency position

[noam]

Sensationist stupidity in hyping headline.

As for Merkel's comments and inclinations, frankly, anyone using Facebook as a recruiting resource should be shot. If I'm paying someone good money to recruit employees for me, I sure as hell would not want them to use Facebook. That's just stupid.

Frank 'WeedSmoka' Smith & 3 other friends like Need a qualified astrophysicist for government agency position

fuckig LOL

[mickey raus]

i'm not saying the whole shit ain't retarded, i'm curious why this retardedness becomes a concern at such levels?

i mean why would someone like merkel even think to take a position about this?

[qwaycee_]

Sensationist stupidity in hyping headline.

As for Merkel's comments and inclinations, frankly, anyone using Facebook as a recruiting resource should be shot. If I'm paying someone good money to recruit employees for me, I sure as hell would not want them to use Facebook. That's just stupid.

Frank 'WeedSmoka' Smith & 3 other friends like Need a qualified astrophysicist for government agency position

fuckig LOL

rofl @ both kay and deadly.

[pompende]

next thing you know you wont be able to jack off or get drunk at work anymore either!!!

fucking media! how is this even worthy of comment let alone an article???

[mickey raus]

next thing you know you wont be able to jack off or get drunk at work anymore either!!!

fucking media! how is this even worthy of comment let alone an article???

i guess it's the same thing that caught my attention too: how is this even worthy of comments from merkel???

[bagelator]

next thing you know you wont be able to jack off or get drunk at work anymore either!!!

these are the basic human rights that our forefathers fought for in various wars