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The group Muslim Advocates on Thursday sued Facebook for allegedly making false statements about taking down hateful and violent content that violates its community guidelines.
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'Stop Lying': Muslim Rights Group Sues Facebook Over Claims It Removes Hate Groups

Apr 08, 2021
The civil rights group says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised Congress and the public the network would move fast to take down posts that break its rules, but anti-Muslim bigotry is still present.
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Technology
Sinead Boucher, the owner and CEO of New Zealand publisher Stuff, says the decision to quit Facebook has been beneficial for the company.
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This News Publisher Quit Facebook. Readership Went Up

Apr 02, 2021
Many media outlets feel they need to be on Facebook to reach people. So why did New Zealand's biggest news publisher decide to go it alone?
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Technology
Facebook is stepping up its defenses against claims its algorithms favor inflammatory content.
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Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism

Apr 01, 2021
Facebook is giving users more control over what they see, as executives, including Nick Clegg, global affairs vice president, defend it from charges that algorithms favor inflammatory content.
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Business
Facebook said that if COVID-19 numbers in Menlo Park, Calif., the home of its headquarters, continue to decline, up to 10% of its workforce can go back to the office on May 10.
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Microsoft, Facebook, Uber Plan To Reopen Offices

Mar 26, 2021
All three companies say they intend to abide by local health protocols and safety guidelines as limited numbers of employees will be allowed to return to headquarters.
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Untangling Disinformation
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., speaks virtually during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees hearing.
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5 Takeaways From Big Tech's Misinformation Hearing

Mar 25, 2021
The leaders of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were not eager to admit fault when it comes to bad information on their platforms, but it's clear Congress is getting closer to regulation.
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Untangling Disinformation
Google's Sundar Pichai, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey face Congressional scrutiny over the spread of misinformation on their platforms.
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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs Testify Before Congress: 4 Things To Know

Mar 25, 2021
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey of Twitter will testify about the steps they have taken to deal with misinformation about the election, COVID-19 and vaccines.
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Asia
Facebook said the objective of the phishing scam was to lure Uyghur audiences into clicking on false content links — either from a computer or smartphone — to infect the device with malware.
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Chinese Hackers Made Fake Facebook Profiles, Apps To Spy On Uyghur Activists

Mar 24, 2021
"This activity had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation, while obfuscating who's behind it," Facebook said, adding that the malware spread to about 500 people in seven countries.
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Technology
Lina Khan, here at her home in Larchmont, N.Y., in 2017, has been nominated to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Big Tech Showdown Looms As Biden Taps Top Critics Lina Khan, Tim Wu

Mar 22, 2021
Federal Trade Commission nominee Lina Khan and presidential adviser Tim Wu have advocated for new rules to curb the power of the tech giants.
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Technology
Critics say Facebook does not apply its rules against misinformation as robustly to posts in Spanish, allowing harmful claims to spread.
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'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish

Mar 16, 2021
Advocacy groups are demanding the social network disclose how it reviews Spanish-language content and appoint a high-level executive to oversee policy and enforcement in Spanish.
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Media
An illustration of a message seen on Facebook mobile last month, when Facebook banned publishers and users in Australia from posting and sharing news content in a dispute over a new law requiring tech platforms to pay for it.
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Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content

Mar 16, 2021
The three-year deal came weeks after Facebook briefly blocked Australian news outlets' content on its platform to protest a change in the country's media law requiring the company to pay for it.
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Politics
Facebook has promised repeatedly in recent years to address the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation on its site.
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Far-Right Misinformation Is Thriving On Facebook. A New Study Shows Just How Much

Mar 06, 2021
Research from New York University found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation drive engagement at higher rates than other news sources.
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Technology
Facebook rescinded its ban on the sharing of news stories in Australia after the government amended proposed laws that will require social media companies to pay news publishers for sharing or using content on their platforms.
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Facebook Restores News Content After Brokering Deal With Australian Regulators

Feb 23, 2021
Facebook objected to a planned law that would force the social media giant and Google to pay publishers for news content.
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Technology
Facebook on Wednesday announced it would restrict Australians from accessing news articles on its platform.
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Facebook Blocks News In Australia Over Government Plan To Force Payment To Publishers

Feb 17, 2021
The announcement came just as Google reached a deal with Australian publishers and as the president of Microsoft urged U.S. regulators to copy Australia's proposal.
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Technology
Clubhouse launched in March of 2020, just in time for lockdown orders. Now, other tech companies are rushing to make Clubhouse clones.
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Clubhouse May Be Social Media's Future. What's All The Hype About?

Feb 11, 2021
The invite-only app lets you eavesdrop on chats between celebrities, journalists and tech savants. Oprah, Elon Musk and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain have all joined.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the coronavirus vaccine to an elderly at a health center in the Cypriot coastal city of Limassol on February 8, 2021.
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Facebook Widens Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation In Push To Boost Confidence

Feb 08, 2021
The social network says it will focus on groups, pages and accounts repeatedly sharing false claims about vaccines.
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Asia
People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

Feb 06, 2021
Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.
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Technology
With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate.
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Unwelcome On Facebook And Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites

Jan 31, 2021
As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized.
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Technology
Facebook created the panel of experts to review the hardest calls the social network makes about what it does and does not allow users to post.
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Facebook 'Supreme Court' Orders Social Network To Restore 4 Posts In 1st Rulings

Jan 28, 2021
The panel of experts tasked with reviewing Facebook's most difficult content decisions has issued its first rulings, dealing with hate speech, nudity and COVID-19 misinformation.
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Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
Facebook's oversight board is considering what to do about Donald Trump's accounts.
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Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Determining The Future Of Trump's Accounts

Jan 23, 2021
Facebook oversight board co-chair Jamal Greene tells NPR about what the board is considering as it weighs whether to allow Donald Trump back onto Facebook and Instagram.
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World
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the ac
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Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader

Jan 22, 2021
An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.
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Technology
The social network MeWe is among a number of apps seeing an influx of users after Facebook and Twitter kicked off former President Donald Trump.
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Fast-Growing Alternative To Facebook And Twitter Finds Post-Trump Surge 'Messy'

Jan 22, 2021
Social network MeWe began as a privacy-focused alternative to Facebook. Trump supporters and right-wing groups disillusioned with mainstream social media have flocked to it since the Jan. 6 riot.
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Technology
Facebook's new Oversight Board will review its controversial decision to suspend former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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Facebook Asks Oversight Board Whether Trump's Account Should Be Restored Now

Jan 21, 2021
The social network referred its decision to revoke the former president's posting privileges to its Oversight Board, an independent panel of experts.
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Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill last October. Facebook and Twitter announced new actions to curb the spread of misinformation.
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Facebook Removes 'Stop The Steal' Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts

Jan 12, 2021
Twitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts spreading the QAnon conspiracy theory since Friday. Facebook is removing content with the phrase "stop the steal."
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Roy Austin Jr. has been named Facebook's vice president of civil rights, a new position within the company with the mandate to oversee its accountability on racial hatred and discrimination on its platform.
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Facebook Taps Former Obama Official As Vice President Of Civil Rights

Jan 11, 2021
Roy Austin Jr. will fill the new position, which was created by Facebook after a scathing audit released in July 2020 concluded the company's policies had caused "serious setbacks for civil rights."
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The Coronavirus Crisis
COVID-19 ads that Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl planned to run on Facebook got caught in the social network's ban on political advertising.
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Mask Up! How Public Health Messages Collide With Facebook's Political Ads Ban

Dec 23, 2020
Nearly two months after Election Day, Facebook still prohibits political ads. The ban is frustrating some elected leaders who say it makes it harder to get out information about the pandemic.

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