WKDQ - THE TRI-STATE'S COUNTRY STATION » french government http://wkdq.com Wed, 22 May 2013 23:30:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Terms 'Facebook' And 'Twitter' Banned In France http://wkdq.com/terms-facebook-and-twitter-banned-in-france/ http://wkdq.com/terms-facebook-and-twitter-banned-in-france/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:08:35 +0000 Jon Prell http://wkdq.com/?p=8015 The French government is notorious for banning the use of English words as a way of maintaining French language and culture.

However, a recent ruling by the French government, which now makes it illegal to speak the words "Facebook" or "Twitter" on television or radio newscasts, isn't as shocking as you might think.

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