Two teenagers from Los Angeles, California are suing Facebook, the giant social network site.
The teens claimed that Facebook sold their names and images to advertisers without parental permission. The lawsuit challenges a site feature that allows members to note that they like an advertised service or product.
Facebook broadcasts those endorsements to the user's friends.
The lawsuit also claims that Facebook is violating a California law that requires parental consent for children to make commercial endorsements.
In a response to the plaintiffs, company spokesman Andrew Noyes says Facebook doesn't allow users under 18 to let their profiles appear on public search engines.
Facebook had over three billion page hits in July 2010.
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