Members of the Senate Commerce Committee grilled Facebook in a hearing Thursday, pressing the tech giant to address the harms its platforms have on children and urging the passage of …
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Russian authorities Thursday threatened to fine Facebook unless the tech giant removes content deemed illegal by the Russian government, signaling Moscow’s commitment to further crack down on social media. Roskomnadzor, …
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Facebook researched how to market its products and services to preteen users, studying kids’ playdates and developing strategies to address parents’ concerns, according to an investigation by The Wall Street …
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey criticized Facebook this week for temporarily suspending her campaign’s Facebook page, accusing the tech giant of political censorship. “They’re just trying to get in the way …
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Facebook has paused development of a version of its image-sharing platform Instagram specifically geared towards children, the company announced Monday. The tech giant decided to suspend work on the project …
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Facebook released its updated Content Distribution Guidelines on Thursday, shedding more light on how the tech giant decides what content it suppresses. While Facebook has previously provided some details on …
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Facebook accused critics of mischaracterizing its policies Saturday, following an investigation of leaked internal documents by The Wall Street Journal that prompted outrage and congressional scrutiny. “At the heart of …
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Facebook, Twitter running fact-check interference for AOC after wealthy party, dress debacle
by Phil StiltonFacebook and Twitter are once again under fire for overly excessive censorship and politically biased fact checking. This time, it comes after U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accepted a free invitation …
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Facebook announced a grant program Thursday to fund fact-checking groups combating the spread of “climate misinformation.” The program is designed to provide Facebook users with accurate and reliable information on …
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Facebook removed a network of accounts linked to a German anti-lockdown movement, the company said Thursday as it announced a new initiative to combat “coordinated social harm.” The tech giant …
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Facebook is aware that Instagram, an image-sharing social media platform it owns, has harmful effects on the self-esteem of teen girls, according to leaked research seen by The Wall Street …
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Facebook is spending $100 million to buy up the outstanding invoices of small businesses owned by women, racial minorities, veterans, disabled people and LGBTQ+ people, the company announced last week. …
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In an interview with FOX News host Greg Gutfeld, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Twitter has become a boring place without him. He also said that Facebook CEO …
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California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff sent letters to Amazon and Facebook on Wednesday urging the companies to remove content promoting alleged COVID-19 misinformation. The letters, addressed to Amazon’s Andy Jassy …
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Facebook bans Mother of slain U.S. Marine who claims Joe Biden rolled his eyes at her during face to face meeting
by Phil StiltonShortly after Shana Chappel the mother of deceased U.S. Marine Kareem Nikoui, 20, blamed President Biden for the death of her son, she says Facebook had banned her Instagram account …
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Facebook banned President Donald J. Trump after declaring the President’s statements about the 2020 election and the January 6th incursion at the U.S. Capitol as a danger to its users. …
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Did you ever spend an afternoon talking about a topic with friends only to find ads for that same topic show up later in the day when you’re browsing your …
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Hercules has been de-platformed. Actor Kevin Sorbo who is best known for his role as Hercules has been shut down by Facebook. Sorbo had more than 500,000 followers and said …
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More than one month after the social media platform Parler was booted by Amazon in a big-tech bid to silence both competition and support for President Donald J. Trump. the …
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Brookfield Police Department Announces New Plan to Use Social Media To Reach Community
by Dinesh PatelBROOKFIELD, OH – The Brookfield Police Department today announced they will be utilizing social media as a way to connect to more residents and better inform the community. “In an …
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NEW YORK, NY – Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has blamed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the violent unrest on January 6th that led to the death of two police officers and …
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Facebook has announced today that it will start issuing warnings to users who share and spread false information about COVID-19. Here’s what the company said in a blog post today: …