Users to vote on Facebook rule changes in future

Following widespread criticism of its privacy policy, Facebook has now decided to involve its users in decisions regarding rule changes. Members of the online network will be able to vote on proposals for new rules in the future. If at least 30 percent of active, registered users participate, the results will be binding. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the goal is to become more open and transparent.
A vote will be held if more than 7,000 users of the platform submit a comment regarding an announced rule change. At the same time, Facebook reserves the right to make changes for legal or administrative reasons even without allowing users to submit comments.