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Am I forbidden from wearing tinted glasses while looking at Facebook as well? After all, they "alter the experience".
If they put that clause in their ToS, and then decided to kick you off Facebook for wearing tinted glasses, they'd be well within their rights.
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They can write that in their terms & conditions all they like, but it doesn't make it legal or enforceable.
How would it be illegal to remove pages from their own platform that alter Facebook's appearance? As far as enforceability, that seems demonstrably false based on this post.
SF-guy can write his app, I can use it, and FB can delete his FB pages. No laws broken.
I can certainly see why Facebook might not want someone else controlling their user experience. It doesn't seem like too much of a stretch that they would kill this.
One of the most important lessons I've learned during the growing-up phase of my being an entrepreneur -- and one of the first things I'm doing with my next startup -- is putting together a list of "doomsday scenarios" right off the bat. What are the _single_ actions / events / scenarios that could kill your business overnight? I emphasize single because every business is going to have the potential for a series of u…
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Am I forbidden from wearing tinted glasses while looking at Facebook as well? After all, they "alter the experience".
If they put that clause in their ToS, and then decided to kick you off Facebook for wearing tinted glasses, they'd be well within their rights.
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I understand your point, however that isn't quite a valid analogy in this case. The correct analogy would be: Q) Am I forbidden from writing an application using the facebook API that tints/alters the color of the website? A) Yes, you are forbidden from doing that.
This did not use the Facebook API. It completely circumvents it.
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...and violate their TOS at the same time.
Well, whether you do or not, if it's the sole platform you build on, you're at their mercy. Violating the TOS means you should expect to get burned (and you've done it to yourself). Either they utterly failed at any kind of due diligence while designing this product or they're lying about not understanding Facebook's actions; neither really engenders sympathy. I'm not a fan of FB, but this clearly is not some arbitra…
One of the most important lessons I've learned during the growing-up phase of my being an entrepreneur -- and one of the first things I'm doing with my next startup -- is putting together a list of "doomsday scenarios" right off the bat. What are the _single_ actions / events / scenarios that could kill your business overnight? I emphasize single because every business is going to have the potential for a series of u…
Agreed. But also note - this isn't a point of failure. It's an annoyance, and it's Facebook being arbitrary and inconsistent. But it doesn't affect my ability to deliver the product. It just makes it a little harder, because the most logical communication medium between myself and my users has been taken away.
For example, how does FB benefit from your product? Does it hamper them in any way? Even the name (Social "Fixer") does not align with FB's interests.
The rational thing to do would be to shut you down. If you had leverage or tied into a broader strategy they might not. But you don't, so they did.