"France bans 'Facebook' and 'Twitter' from TV, radio":

Radio and television news anchors may no longer say the words "Facebook" and "Twitter" on air, unless the terms are part of a news story. This prohibits French news organizations from urging their audience to "follow us on Twitter" or "check out or Facebook page," or other such promotions.

The ban actually stems from a decree issued by the French government on March 27, 1992, which forbids the promotion of commercial enterprises on news programs. To sticklers of objective journalism, this may seem a reasonable rule. But as expat blogger Matthew Fraser points out, this type of regulation is absurd, especially when Facebook and Twitter have become so widely established in everyday life...