Facebook says its standards apply just as much in private groups as public posts, prohibiting most slurs and threats based on national origin, sex, race … Facebook Has Ignored Its Secret Hate Groups for YearsRead more
Social Control Media
How many books is your social media habit replacing?
The newest calculator on the Internet can tell you a crucial and guilt-inducing fact – the number of books that you could have read in … How many books is your social media habit replacing?Read more
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The Great Hack
How Israeli spies are flooding Facebook and Twitter
Israel secretly operates a troll army of thousands, partly funded by a government department. The Ministry of Strategic Affairs is dedicated to a global “war” … How Israeli spies are flooding Facebook and TwitterRead more
Britons abandon Facebook as usage plummets by more than a third
The amount Brits are using Facebook has plunged by more than a third over the past 12 months, new research indicates, in sharp contrast to … Britons abandon Facebook as usage plummets by more than a thirdRead more
Facebook Closed Correa’s Account
Former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa accused the administration of current President Lenin Moreno and Facebook’s Director for Latin American Politics and Government, Diego Bassante Wednesday … Facebook Closed Correa’s AccountRead more
Instagram Can Find Misleading Posts—but Won’t Take Them Down
Instagram has begun using image recognition and other tools to identify posts and stories that may contain misinformation and send them to Facebook’s fleet of … Instagram Can Find Misleading Posts—but Won’t Take Them DownRead more
Big U.S. news media Twitter accounts amplify Trump’s lies
All the big American media outlets “failed to rebut President Donald Trump’s misinformation 65% of the time in their tweets about his false or misleading … Big U.S. news media Twitter accounts amplify Trump’s liesRead more
The Koch brothers are funding Facebook’s newest fact-checking partner
Last week, social media giant Facebook announced that it would be partnering with CheckYourFact.com, the fact-checking offshoot of the Koch-funded, right-leaning news outlet The Daily … The Koch brothers are funding Facebook’s newest fact-checking partnerRead more
Cops create fake and impersonator accounts to secretly spy on users
By pretending to be someone else, cops are able to sneak past the privacy walls users put up and bypass legal requirements that might require … Cops create fake and impersonator accounts to secretly spy on usersRead more