Facebook is cracking down on coronavirus misinformation
The social media giant will ‘remove content with false claims or conspiracy theories’ that have been flagged.
On Jan 31, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Facebook will pay $550 million in facial recognition lawsuit settlement
The suit alleged that the social media giant violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
On Jan 30, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Facebook took 4 years to remove a woman’s butthole as a business page
‘This unofficial Page was created because people on Facebook have shown interest in this place or business.’
On Jan 29, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Warren calls for harsh penalties for tech companies that spread voter disinformation
Warren also called for increased cooperation between the government and tech companies about disinformation.
On Jan 29, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
‘Squash the boss’: Labor union seemingly unknowingly posted furry fetish art
‘Is someone going to tell them?’
On Jan 28, 2020 by Felix Kalvesmaki
Chiefs, Bears, Packers have Twitter accounts hacked
Ourmine, the group which claimed responsibility, has a long history of similar hacks.
On Jan 27, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Auschwitz Museum calls on Facebook to ban Holocaust denialism
The platform has refused to label it hate speech.
On Jan 27, 2020 by Claire Goforth
Democrats are open to changing one of the internet’s bedrock principles
Some of the 2020 Democrats have strong opinions about it.
On Jan 27, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Facebook apologizes for translating Chinese president’s name to ‘Mr. Sh*thole’
The company blamed the incident on a ‘technical issue.’
On Jan 20, 2020 by Alexandra Samuels
Instagram and Facebook are reportedly blocking queer ads
‘There are biases and assumptions built into the algorithms that are designed to silence us.’
On Jan 17, 2020 by Sierra Juarez
Mark Hamill deletes his Facebook and roasts Mark Zuckerberg
The decision comes after Facebook announced it would allow political ads that contain lies.
On Jan 12, 2020 by Sierra Juarez
Florida man arrested for threatening to kill Trump on Facebook Live
He threatened Trump over Soleimani’s death.
On Jan 12, 2020 by Tiffanie Drayton
Reddit bans deepfakes with ‘malicious’ intent
The move comes ahead of the 2020 election
On Jan 10, 2020 by Libby Cohen
Facebook issues stance on deceptive political ads: Figure it out yourself
Users will have tools to filter out the noise.
On Jan 9, 2020 by David Covucci
Why did Teen Vogue post a fawning piece about Facebook’s 2020 election integrity plans?
It was posted, updated, and removed within hours.
On Jan 8, 2020 by Claire Goforth
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