According to the Daily Mail on December 1, a new survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has found that one in five divorces in US involve the social networking site Facebook。
Flirty messages and photographs found on Facebook are increasingly being cited as proof of unreasonable behavior or irreconcilable differences. Many cases revolve around social media users who get back in touch with old flames they hadn't heard from in many years。
Facebook was by far the biggest offender, with 66 percent of lawyers citing it as the primary source of evidence in a divorce case. MySpace followed with 15 percent, Twitter at 5 percent and other choices lumped together at 14 percent。
The survey reflects the findings of a UK law firm last year showing that 20 percent of its divorce petitions blamed Facebook flings。
"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria recently split from her basketball player husband Tony Parker after alleging that he strayed with a woman he kept in touch with on Facebook。
Cedric Miller, An American minister from New Jersey also made the headlines recently when he called Facebook a "portal to infidelity" and insisted that his congregation delete their accounts after revealing that 20 couples attending his church had been led astray through the site。