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Thomas (Tom) C. Bell

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Social Media

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Experience

Social Media

Ongoing management of a complete enforcement program for Facebook Inc. to enforce its Terms of Use; prosecute spammers, hackers and phishers; and to investigate and refer illegal behavior to law enforcement.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Represented Facebook in prosecution of an adult entertainment Web site operator to prevent computer fraud and abuse, SPAM and tortious interference with Facebook's business interests.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Represented Facebook in prosecution of an aggregation Web site for copyright and trademark infringement as well as breach of Facebook's Terms of Use.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Successfully prosecuted and obtained a $711 million judgment against Sanford Wallace, the self-proclaimed "Spam King," for initiating a major phishing and spamming attack on Facebook users.

Provided legal advice and launch documents (term, policies and licenses) to many companies launching social media platforms.

Provided regulatory compliance counseling to social networking companies addressing unique issues raised by combining social networking capabilities with traditional and emerging payments features.