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Facebook employees balk at the idea of internal Workplace tool blacklisting the word “unionize”
While employees advocate for censorship on the Facebook platform, they don’t want to be censored internally.
Biden demands Facebook crackdown on “misinformation” in time for November elections
Joe Biden, the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democrats, has penned an open letter to Facebook, urging the social media company to do more to censor “misinformation.” Facebook replied immediately and effectively said they can’t keep being pulled to implement opposing features by Democ
Facebook says meme featuring British band The Cure causes “physical harm”, censors it
Facebook took the meme down as part of its coronavirus rules.
Facebook deletes accounts of anti-racism activists in widespread algorithmic deplatforming
More casualties of blanket moderation.
Study shows Facebook and Twitter are echo chambers but Reddit and Gab are not
Gab users are exposed to more diversity of opinions.
Facebook fact-checks WHO statements, but also uses WHO to fact-check others
Deciding to be the arbiter of truth was always going to end in disaster.
Facebook moderators call on Zuckerberg to honor “Black employees and users” and censor President Trump
Facebook employees are continuing to put pressure on Zuckerberg.
LA Galaxy and Aleksandar Katai part ways after wife’s “Black Nikes Matter” Instagram posts and more
The decision was officially “mutual”.
Twitter says “traditional dichotomy” of platform vs publisher doesn’t really work any more
Twitter was questioned by British lawmakers this week.
Facebook suspends account of film maker documenting peaceful protest highlights
Jason Layhue doesn’t know what policy he’s supposed to have violated.
BBC “worried” that encrypted apps like Signal can’t be searched for “misinformation” in private conversations
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, several social media platforms and apps have happily decided to promote only World Health Organization-approved narratives and news across the world. While social media platforms are doing so to evade “misinformation” on their platform, the director of B