It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between “harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It’s a balance”, Aaron says. … Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content PolicyRead more
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Facebook ‘Bot’ Adviser Secretly in Pay of US Regime Change Agency
Documents shared with MintPress reveal that Valent Projects – a shadowy communications firm that advises social media platforms such as Facebook on alleged state-backed online … Facebook ‘Bot’ Adviser Secretly in Pay of US Regime Change AgencyRead more
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How Facebook Algorithms Promote Hate and Toxic Content
Facebook is in the limelight for both the right reasons and the wrong reasons. The wrong reason is that what was supposed to be a … How Facebook Algorithms Promote Hate and Toxic ContentRead more
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Facebook Let Corporate Partners Read Users’ Private Messages
Citing hundreds of pages of internal company records and interviews with dozens of former employees, the Times reported that “Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine … Facebook Let Corporate Partners Read Users’ Private MessagesRead more
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Facebook Has Known for 18 Months That Instagram Is Bad for Teens
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents – is harmful to teen … Facebook Has Known for 18 Months That Instagram Is Bad for TeensRead more
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How a White-Supremacist Militia Uses Facebook to Radicalize and Train New Members
The snow had just melted on the streets of Kyiv when Shawn Fuller, a U.S. Navy veteran, arrived in the early spring of 2018, his … How a White-Supremacist Militia Uses Facebook to Radicalize and Train New MembersRead more
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Facebook must explain how Feed bug made disinformation more visible
For six months, a bug in Facebook’s content-ranking algorithm increased the visibility of content previously flagged by fact-checkers as disinformation. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls … Facebook must explain how Feed bug made disinformation more visibleRead more
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Why Facebook Won’t Stop Pushing Propaganda
Joyce Jones’ Facebook page is almost an archetype of what the social network is supposed to look like: Pictures of her kids, her kids’ friends, … Why Facebook Won’t Stop Pushing PropagandaRead more
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Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflict
Meta Platforms, opens new tab was accused in a lawsuit filed in Kenya on Wednesday of letting violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia flourish on … Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflictRead more
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In April, Hate Speech Up by 38% on Facebook, Violent Content Up by 86% on Instagram
There has been a rise of around 37.82% in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86% jump in violent and inciting content on … In April, Hate Speech Up by 38% on Facebook, Violent Content Up by 86% on InstagramRead more