Facebook takes down Saudi Arabia-backed influence network
Facebook found many fake accounts that were being used to sway public opinion on the platform.
Instagram suspends account of Republican Congressional candidate Tom Norton
Norton accuses Instagram of censorship.
Joe Biggs banned from Instagram
This comes after Biggs was banned from Twitter, Shopify, PayPal, and Venmo earlier this month.
Twitter notifies users to “support a culture of respect”
Yet another example of Twitter stepping up its efforts to police speech on the platform.
As centralized platforms turn to bias and censorship, 2019 is the year to start a website
Social platforms are worse than ever with censorship, privacy invasion and bias. It’s time to go back to having a part of the web that you control.
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is working to break it up
Hughes is working with a group of academics to tackle Facebook’s monopoly.
Instagram mass suspends 30+ meme accounts with over 33 million total followers
Instagram previously mass-purged meme accounts from its platform at the end of 2018.
Research shows most young people keep away from Facebook
The Facebook platform itself is more popular with older people. Younger people do use Instagram, however.
Facebook backtracks and removes 3D printed gun restrictions
In a rare move, Facebook has reversed its ban on 3D printed guns.
New app Who’s in Town provides a shocking insight into Instagram data collection
The data collection makes it really easy to get a detailed look at data profiling.
Facebook’s shadowbanning process is now patented
Many have thought that Facebook has been shadowbanning for a while. Now it’s official.
Instagram starts hiding public likes in Ireland
This follows public likes being hidden for Canadian Instagram users in May.
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