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Publishers Sign Up to Continue Their Abusive Relationship With Facebook
Publishers sign up to Facebook News, despite how they’ve been treated in the past.
Indian Court Orders YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to Block “Defamatory” Video Worldwide
National courts are increasingly being used to force social platforms to block or remove videos globally.
London Police Partner With Facebook to Train AI on How to Block Terrorist Livestreams
The idea is to improve the platform’s capabilities to detect and instantly flag streamed shootings.
Facebook Bans Page of Hong Kong Protest Safety App, HKmap Live
The app creator says Facebook’s real name policy prevented them from operating the account anonymously.
India to Introduce Social Media Regulations That Combat “Fake News” and “Misuse of Social Media”
Yet another government that wants to be the arbiter of truth.
Facebook to Start Revealing Page Owners, Forcing Them to Make Their Private Information Public
The changes mean many popular anonymous and pseudonymous meme pages and political pages will be forced to leave the platform.
Instagram to Test Suggesting Accounts You May Want to Unfollow
As some people put it: “Sure… making us easier to manage”.
Marc Benioff Calls for Abolishing Section 230, While Forgetting Salesforce Is Currently Using It as a Defense
Salesforce lawyers are probably wishing Benioff would keep quiet.
Facebook Was Censoring Comments on Mark Zuckerberg’s “Free Speech” Livestream
Facebook uses “ranking signals” to derank content that it doesn’t like.
Senator Hawley Remains Skeptical of Zuckerberg’s Alleged “Free Speech” Awakening
Zuckerberg has recently been attempting to position Facebook as a company that champions and protects free speech.
New Privacy Bill Threatens Jail Time for Tech Executives That Abuse User Data
The act would force tech companies to include a “one-click solution” for users to opt-out of their tracking and targeted ads programs.
Snowden Defends Encryption
He argues that all these countries, instead of strengthening encryption, seem to be looking for ways to degrade it.