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France wants to analyze users’ Facebook profiles and data to find tax fraud
Macron’s government has now moved forward with a proposal that has been sent to France’s parliament, which will open a debate on the draft in mid-October.
82% of adults believe social media platforms are biased towards select news organizations
The survey results reflect wider concerns about the negative effects of the way social media companies handle the news.
Instagram now lets users shadowban other users
Instagram thinks the advantage that this tool offers over the other options, is that the person you restricted won’t know what is happening, acting as what is commonly referred to as a shadowban.
Facebook deletes cancer charity’s breast cancer awareness video
The video, posted by Cancer Network Northern Ireland was educational in nature, meant to instruct women on how to discover cancer signs and symptoms early.
Elizabeth Warren hits back at Mark Zuckerberg after leaked audio saying her presidency would suck for Facebook
Zuckerberg said that her becoming president would create “a legal challenge” for his company, but one that he was nevertheless certain Facebook would win.
Trump Jr slams big tech, calls it a threat to free speech
Trump Jr., said that the big tech poses a “threat” to free speech and that it is increasingly promoting liberal perspectives, leading to a politically biased atmosphere across the internet.
Early reports about a US-UK message sharing partnership won’t include encryption “back doors”
Not everyone thinks these reports might be particularly dire when it comes to free speech and online freedoms.
Report: Facebook will only pay a quarter of the publishers featured in its coming news section
Facebook is facing growing scrutiny over the way it selectively presents the news to readers.
Facebook bans users linking to The Pirate Bay
During the older ban, Facebook users weren’t allowed to share links to torrent pages only; but now, even the links to the website’s homepage are banned.
Facebook says you can only mention Tommy Robinson if you’re criticizing him or saying “he’s an idiot”
Facebook’s communication head said, “Our rules don’t explicitly forbid talking about Tommy Robinson – you are allowed to write that you don’t like him, or that he’s an idiot.”
Facebook is censoring medical benzodiazepine support groups, leaving patients unable to find help
Users looking to learn more about the prescription drugs unable to get access to the information they need.
Major Australian network created a unique news show for Facebook, only get 20 seconds of watch time
The love-hate relationship between Facebook and publishers and broadcasters continues to unfold along what are perhaps all too predictable lines.