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Facebook removed a Trump post because it violated the company's policies banning 'harmful COVID misinformation'
Facebook reportedly said this was the first time it had taken down a post by President Donald Trump…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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An employee at Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropic initiative reportedly demanded that he resign as its leader or from Facebook if he didn't moderate inflammatory Trump posts
Zuckerberg called the idea that he would resign "ridiculous" and implied that employees should quit…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Ben & Jerry's just joined the growing list of advertisers boycotting Facebook over the platform's lack of hate speech moderation
Top civil rights groups called on advertisers to abandon Facebook, saying the company refused to ta…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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'We would walk out with you — if Facebook would allow it': Content moderators join Facebook employees in revolt over how the company handles Trump posts
Content moderators wrote they were unable to stay silent when the content they viewed included poli…
Paige Leskin
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Facebook bans deepfake videos and manipulated content from site
"Manipulations can be made through simple technology like Photoshop or through sophisticated tools …
Lauren Frias
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YouTube is one of the last big platforms openly hosting QAnon content after its users were kicked off Facebook and Instagram
While other sites have acted to limit QAnon's spread, YouTube continues to host thousands of videos…
Tom Porter
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Apple is temporarily scrapping its controversial 30% App Store fee for Facebook's new online events feature
Apple is letting Facebook temporarily process payments for its online events feature, meaning event…
Lisa Eadicicco
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After backlash, Facebook pulls Trump's controversial immigrant ad for violating its advertising policy on 'sensational content'
"This ad violates Facebook's advertising policy against sensational content, so we are rejecting it…
Sean Wolfe
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How Joe Rogan thrust Spotify to the forefront of the biggest debate plaguing Big Tech
The misinformation elevated on Joe Rogan's podcast raised a question: should Spotify be tasked with…
Katie Canales
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Why Facebook’s new ‘one strike’ policy isn’t enough to address its moderation problems
While these are the most stringent regulations that Facebook has ever introduced, it has…
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'Facebook jail' rules loosened as company promises to explain why posts were removed before suspending or banning users
Facebook's parent company Meta is updating its moderation policies, and will remove posts up to sev…
Aaron McDade
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An influencer called out a horse-riding business on TikTok. Its employee told her to come back when she wasn't 'fat.'
Remi Bader, a TikTok influencer, said Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York, refused to let her ri…
Charissa Cheong
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We asked influencers and marketing agencies about YouTube disabling dislike count from public view and Instagram testing time-outs, here’s what they had to say
YouTube and Instagram are working on making the internet a safer space for content creators and use…
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Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and gave them to cops: it puts everyone into a 'perpetual police line-up'
Law enforcement officers have used Clearview AI's facial recognition database nearly a million time…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Facebook and Twitter are choking the spread of a controversial New York Post story about Hunter Biden after questions arise about its veracity and a possible disinformation campaign
The New York Post's sourcing has raised questions about the authenticity of the files, which the pa…
Aaron Holmes,Paige Leskin
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India’s new rules for OTT platforms could lead an increase in content-related disputes
OTT platforms and news portals will have to formulate a robust three-tier grievance redressal mecha…
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The doctor who worked with MrBeast on a controversial video said he 'almost hung up' on the YouTube star when he first got the call
YouTube star MrBeast worked with ophthalmologist Jeffrey Levenson to 'cure' 1,000 blind people, acc…
Charissa Cheong
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Facebook is partnering with the news agency Reuters to fact-check viral videos, photos, and other user content
Reuters says the program, which it announced Wednesday, will see its fact-checkers verify the authe…
Charlie Wood
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Tech workers are urging Facebook employees to quit their jobs in protest of the company's controversial decision to keep up Trump's post about the George Floyd protest
Some fellow tech workers are urging Facebook employees to step down from their jobs in protest, as …
Lisa Eadicicco
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Elon Musk could lose control of Tesla if the automaker's stock keeps tumbling, ex-Facebook security chief says
Elon Musk could face activist investors pushing for a new Tesla CEO if the stock keeps falling, ex-…