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Instagram apologizes after censoring art criticizing Chinese government
“It looks like we made a mistake and removed something you posted on Instagram that didn’t go against our Community Standards. We want to apologize and let you know that we’ve restored your content,” wrote Facebook.
Senator Kennedy calls for independent third-party audit of Facebook bias
In an interview with Fox News this Wednesday, Sen. Kennedy said that he was skeptical about Facebook being impartial and honest.
DC Court of Appeals will hear Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch’s big tech anti-conservative bias lawsuit
The appeals court has agreed to hear the merits of the case which accuses Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter of working together to “intentionally and willfully suppress politically conservative content.”
Facebook tells a girl her name is an ethnic slur, bans her from the platform
The woman also explained that she named the child believing the word to mean “wanderer.”
Trump’s meme master Carpe Donktum announces new platform, blocked by Facebook within hours
Just hours after its launched, Facebook blocked people sharing the website.
Senator Josh Hawley slams Facebook’s conservative bias audit: “it’s a smokescreen disguised as a solution”
The audit has received widespread criticism from both conservatives and liberals.
China hits back at Facebook and Twitter after anti-protestor propaganda was removed
It’s thought Chinese companies may start to pull advertising from China in retaliation.
Facebook bans grieving mother after she invited friends to her son’s memorial page
The mother was even denied her appeal. It was only fixed when media got involved.
Facebook staff to start “curating” the news for users
“Our goal with the News Tab is to provide a personalized, highly relevant experience for people,” said Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of news partnerships.
Tech companies push back against India’s plan to link social media accounts to Aadhar state identity numbers
The state wants social media usage tied to identity.
FTC chairman says Facebook merging with Instagram and WhatsApp will make it difficult to break up
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the messaging features of Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Major big tech antitrust investigation to start as early as September
The big tech companies are facing mounting pressure from various US federal departments.