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Good luck getting 900 million people to fill out consent forms to satisfy your IRB. Academic research follows actual ethics rules. :)

• cluda01 14y ago
  Wouldn't the terms of service qualify? It explicitly gives Facebook permission to use your data.
  • slurgfest 14y ago
    Not for academic purposes they wouldn't, that doesn't really constitute informed consent. Most people don't read ToS and that is well known.