News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch takes swings at Google, Facebook
Author of the article: Reuters Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster Rupert Murdoch renewed his attacks on Google and Facebook during News Corp’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, accusing the tech giants of trying to silence conservative voices and calling for “significant reform.” The Silicon Valley companies are favorite targets for Murdoch, 90, who for years…
Facebook rebrands company by changing name to Meta
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future — what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.” Skeptics point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove so dubbed by…
Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro delivered in which he said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS faster than expected.Facebook’s press office confirmed in an emailed statement to The Associated Press that the…
Facebook whistleblower releases documents to multiple news outlets showing company knows the harm it causes
Facebook on Friday was hit with multiple reports stemming from documents provided to news outlets by Frances Haugen, a former employee turned whistleblower.The reports cite internal company research and documents that show the company is aware of many of the harms its apps and services cause but either doesn’t rectify the issues or struggles to…
Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world’s largest social media company.Thousands of miles away, in California, Facebook engineers were racing to tweak internal controls to slow the spread…
Internal Facebook documents detail how misinformation spreads to users
Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over safety Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over saf… 04:23 Ahead of the 2020 election, Facebook implemented safeguards to protect against the spread of misinformation by prioritizing safety over growth and engagement. It rolled back those defenses after the election, allowing right-wing conspiratorial content to fester in the weeks leading up to…
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, accuses the platform of a ‘betrayal of democracy’
A Facebook whistleblower who brought internal documents detailing the company’s research to The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. Congress unmasked herself ahead of an interview she gave to “60 Minutes,” which aired Sunday night.Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic misinformation team, according to her website, revealed herself as the source behind…
CNN quits Facebook in Australia, citing defamation risk
The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File PhotoSYDNEY, Sept 29 (Reuters) – CNN said it has stopped posting articles on Australian Facebook Inc (FB.O) pages, citing a court ruling that publishers are liable for defamation in public comments and the…
Facebook, Twitter, Telegram facing $1M in fines from Russian authorities
Russian censors are continuing a crackdown on Western social media giants with the latest round of threatened fines. File Photo by Pixelkult/Pixabay Sept. 4 (UPI) — Western social media giants Telegram, Facebook and Twitter will be called into a Moscow court this month where they will face fines of nearly $1 million for refusing to…
Twitter, Facebook May Let Taliban Control Afghan Government Social Media Accounts
Afghan militia gather with their weapons to support Afghanistan security forces against the Taliban, … [+] in Afghan warlord and former Mujahideen leader Ismail Khan’s house in Herat on July 9, 2021. AFP via Getty Images The Taliban control all 34 provinces in Afghanistan, Kabul, the capital city, the presidential palace—and possibly soon a slew…
Facebook Says It Has Removed 20 Million Pieces Of Covid Misinformation—But Sees Signs Vaccine Hesitancy Is Declining
Topline Under increased pressure to battle coronavirus-related misinformation, Facebook said Wednesday it is still taking down copious posts, pages and accounts circulating dubious claims about the virus and vaccines—but has noticed signs of an overall decline in vaccine hesitancy among users of its platform globally. acebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the…
Facebook suggests it’s more effective than Biden on vaccinations
Facebook on Saturday pushed back at President Joe Biden for the second time in as many days, suggesting the company has been more effective than the government in promoting Covid-19 vaccination after Biden said the social media behemoth is “killing people” with misinformation.Asked Friday for his message to social media platforms regarding vaccinations, Biden said,…
Facebook Exec Explains Trump Ban: Public Figures Will Be Booted For Fomenting Violence, Not Spreading Lies
Topline A top Facebook executive on Sunday outlined the new guidelines that led to this week’s decision to block former President Donald Trump from the platform for two years, explaining public figures will be booted for encouraging acts of violence, but not for spreading lies. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 18: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Former…
Facebook suspending Trump until at least 2023
Facebook announced Friday that it is suspending former President Donald Trump until Jan. 7, 2023, a full two years after he was first barred from the platform....
Facebook Oversight Board upholds former President Trump’s suspension from the social media site
Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — for now. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform...
Facebook updates hate speech policy to ban Holocaust denial
Source: UPI Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday that the company will update its hate speech policy to ban Holocaust denial. "We've taken down posts that...
Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms
Source: NBC News Facebook said Tuesday that it is banning all QAnon accounts from its platforms, a significant escalation over its previous action and one of...
Facebook will ban new political ads in week before election as social media giant acts to prevent manipulation
Source: NBC News Facebook will ban new political ads for the week leading up to Election Day, Nov. 3, and will remove posts that try to...
Facebook removes GOP lawmaker’s post for inciting violence
Source: The Hill Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) suggested in a Facebook post on Tuesday that armed demonstrators in his state should be met with force, leading the social...