Facebook shuts down accounts tied to anti-vaccine influencer campaign
Fake accounts told users that the AstraZeneca vaccine would turn them into chimpanzees.
On Aug 11, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Democrats want answers over Facebook’s decision to ban ad researchers
The senators said they were ‘surprised’ by Facebook’s decision to suspend the accounts.
On Aug 10, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
How the Proud Boys are getting antifascist researchers booted from Facebook
Now they’re planning to mass report more groups.
On Aug 9, 2021 by Claire Goforth
FTC says Facebook improperly banned disinformation researchers
The FTC says its consent decree with Facebook did not require them to ban the research.
On Aug 6, 2021 by Claire Goforth
Democratic senators blast Amazon, Facebook’s efforts to ‘bully’ FTC over antitrust case
The lawmakers said the companies efforts were obvious.
On Aug 5, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
How do social media’s virtual tip jar features compare?
Alongside independent startups, major social media platforms are now rising to the occasion and offering in-suite tip jars.
On Aug 5, 2021 by Grace Stanley
Paul Schrader asked to stop posting on Facebook after posing question about ‘touching attractive women’
The request came from the distributor of his next film.
On Aug 4, 2021 by Michelle Jaworski
Facebook bans researchers who were investigating Facebook ads
The researchers say Facebook’s decision has ‘effectively ended’ the work they were doing.
On Aug 4, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
QAnon’s Guantanamo frenzy
Here’s this week’s ‘One Dumb Conspiracy.’
On Aug 2, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Protesters line up body bags outside Facebook to highlight coronavirus disinformation
The body bags have tags on them that read ‘disinfo kills.’
On Jul 28, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Karen sits down next to Black man at restaurant and talks about needing to put ‘Black chicks in their place’
She told him Black women are messing up the country.
On Jul 27, 2021 by Rachel Kiley
FTC gets more time to amend its antitrust complaint against Facebook
The FTC has until Aug. 19 to file an amended complaint.
On Jul 26, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Car dealership calls Black woman ‘Bon Quisha’ on Facebook after she purchased her first car
‘She’s not well at the moment. If you know her, please send love her way.’
On Jul 24, 2021 by Kahron Spearman
Facebook spent $23.4 million on personal security for Mark Zuckerberg last year
It’s a lot more than other tech CEOs.
On Jul 22, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Biden walks back comments on Facebook coronavirus misinformation ‘killing people’
The White House and Facebook have been going back-and-forth recently.
On Jul 19, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
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