The language changes, proposed in September as a result of a class action settlement, were meant to clarify that a Facebook user's likes, pictures and comments, may be used in ads. Despite Facebook's insistence that the editorial changes did not constitute a change in policy, privacy advocates and some Congress members still charged the social network was pulling a fast one, requesting that Facebook allow users to opt-in or opt-out of the ads. A number of groups filed a letter with the Federal Trade Commission that Facebook had violated its 20-year consent decree with the agency.