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Mozilla slams Facebook for terminating the accounts of NYU researchers, says the claims 'simply do not hold water'
"In our view, those claims simply do not hold water. We know this, because before encouragin…
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Ads with 'blatant' election disinformation about the upcoming US midterms got approved by TikTok and Facebook, researchers say
Researchers analyzed Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube's ability "to detect and remove election disinfo…
Natalie Musumeci
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Facebook is refusing to remove an attack ad falsely linking Rep. Ilhan Omar to Hamas
The video was created amid clashes in Israel and Gaza. Omar's office told Facebook the video could …
Tom Porter
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Facebook admits it 'improperly' blocked some political ads due to 'technical issues' as Joe Biden's campaign slams it for being 'wholly unprepared'
Facebook said no ads were blocked "because of any partisan consideration," as Biden's camp accused …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Facebook is trying to prevent NYU from examining its political ad-targeting. Researchers say they have no intention of stopping their work.
Facebook sent the NYU Ad Observatory a letter demanding they stop studying Facebook's political ad-…
Samantha Grindell
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Facebook will ban new political ads a week before the election
In an effort to limit the spread of last-minute misinformation, Facebook says it'll ban new politic…
Shona Ghosh
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Zuckerberg says he speaks with Trump 'from time to time'
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said he speaks with President Trump, as he has done with other leaders, …
Lisa Eadicicco
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Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads: Zuckerberg
San Francisco, June 17 (IANS) Facing criticism for allowing misleading political ads on its service…
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Nancy Pelosi says San Francisco salon leaked footage of her hair appointment as part of a 'setup'
"I think that this salon owes me an apology for setting me up," the House Speaker said after she wa…
Oma Seddiq
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Joe Biden is demanding that Facebook fact-check political ads. Facebook says no.
Facebook is facing intensifying attacks from both Democrats and Republicans in the run-up to the 20…
Rob Price
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Now that the Georgia runoffs are over, Facebook is reinforcing its ban on political ads from users in the state
Georgia has joined the rest of the US in Facebook's nationwide ban of all political ads. There is n…
Kate Duffy
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Facebook has blocked 2.2 million ads for breaking its rules on elections ahead of the November vote
Facebook said it had stopped more than 2 million ads because the organizations behind them were not…
Kate Duffy
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Facebook plans to ban political ads before US election: Report
San Francisco, July 11 (IANS) Facing intense criticism from all quarters, Facebook is planning to b…
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Facebook and Instagram removed posts about abortion pills immediately after the Roe v. Wade decision, reports say
Users told the AP and Vice that their posts were taken down within minutes. Meta said it has polici…
Sinéad Baker
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Facebook is taking its political ad library global as Zuckerberg tries to show that he's not taking sides
Mark Zuckerberg-owned social netwokring platform, Facebook, is taking its ad library global startin…
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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says it's cheaper to run 'hateful' ads on the platform than other kind of adverts. 'We are literally subsidizing hate.'
Frances Haugen said Facebook's ad pricing was partially based on how likely users are to interact w…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Mark Zuckerberg is more interested in the metaverse than election integrity, report says
Meta employees told The New York Times Meta's core election team has been considerably whittled dow…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Ad agencies are becoming increasingly emboldened to slam Facebook
In this week's Insider Advertising, we're covering a heavy week for Facebook, Fox News' plans to br…
Lara O'Reilly
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Facebook removed a Trump campaign ad containing a symbol once used by Nazis because it violated a policy against 'organized hate'
The ad features a photo of an upside-down red triangle, a symbol activists say Nazis once used to m…
Paige Leskin
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Facebook starts adding labels to 'state-controlled media' and will ban them from running ads in the US ahead of the 2020 election
Facebook announced the move last year but said it will soon start notifying users about publishers …