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…
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…
QAnon groups have millions of members on Facebook, documents show
Source: NBC News An internal investigation by Facebook has uncovered thousands of groups and pages, with millions of members and followers,…
Facebook Shuts Down Romania-Linked Accounts Posing As Trump Supporters
Source: Forbes Facebook has removed over 100 fake accounts based in Romania over suspected interference in the U.S. presidential election, the…
Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads
Source: Associated Press Democratic challenger Joe Biden has spent thousands of dollars advertising on Facebook with a message of his own:…
Facebook takes down accounts and pages of Trump ally Roger Stone
Source: Reuters Facebook Inc on Wednesday removed 50 personal and professional pages connected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger…
Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts – even Trump’s
Source: Associated Press Facebook said Friday that it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those…
Facebook just lost one of the biggest advertisers in the world for the rest of 2020
Source: NBC News Global consumer packaged goods company Unilever, whose brands include Lipton tea and Dove beauty products, announced Friday that…
Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts tied to hate groups
Source: Associated Press Facebook has removed nearly 200 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups that planned to encourage members…
Facebook takes down white nationalist and fake antifa accounts
Source: Reuters Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some advocated bringing weapons to…
Facebook employees go public with disagreement over Zuckerberg’s handling of Trump
Source: NBC News Facebook employees are speaking out on social media in opposing the company’s decision not to take down posts from…
Facebook removes accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy theory
Source: Associated Press Facebook says it has removed several groups, accounts and pages linked to QAnon, taking action for the first…