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Facebook fact-checks and censors Martin Luther King Jr. memes on MLK Day
Thanks to Facebook, we know Martin Luther King Jr. never wore a MAGA hat.
H&M have been running mistake-filled Facebook ads for over a week
Is the agency looking for extra engagement or is it asleep at the wheel?
Facebook’s translation tool calls China’s President Xi Jinping “Mr. Sh*thole”
Facebook has apologized for the error.
Louis Farrakhan’s account reinstated by Twitter, Twitter says suspension was an “error”
Twitter says it was a spam filter error.
Facebook bans “The Spinner”, company that claims to influence people with targeted ads
The company claimed that it could manipulate a target for a relatively small fee.
SPLC says YouTube’s controversial “hate speech” rules were introduced in response to its advocacy
The rules have resulted in the mass demonetization and censorship of many innocuous creators on YouTube.
Egypt’s grand mufti, Islamic cleric Ali Jumaa, issues fatwa on Facebook Group that exposes cheating husbands
The Facebook group is apparently “causing harm to families.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises the alarm on social face recognition tech, calls it “real Black Mirror stuff”
AOC says it’s time to put more scrutiny on face recognition tech.
Instagrammer says he spent 5 days in jail after climbing pyramids in Giza, Egypt
The influencer shared the images with his 3 million followers.
The Supreme Court could hear its first challenge to section 230
The issue relates to how Facebook is immunized by Section 230 for content posted by terror group Hamas.
Mother of girl who fell to her death, reportedly in search of a good selfie, speaks about social media culture
The mother talked about Instagram attention and trolls.
Instagram begins fact-checking photoshopped or filtered photos
Just changing the color of a photo is now subjecting an image to fact-checking.