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Facebook removes accounts with Chinese government links used to spread deceptive info on Hong Kong protests
Facebook is tackling anti-protestor propaganda from the Chinese government.
Now Beto O’Rourke wants to kill Section 230 – this time to counter “hate speech and gun violence”
Section 230 is what allowed the internet to thrive.
Wave of Facebook user decline spreads across Europe
This follows reports from other countries suggesting the same.
Sen. Peters demands answers from Zuckerberg on why Facebook contractors listened to private audio messages
Zuckerberg told Peters during a Senate hearing last year that the idea of Facebook listening to the microphone and using it for ads is a “conspiracy theory.”
Instagram is training a “fact-checking” AI that will suppress “misinformation”
It’s part of Facebook’s continued efforts to censor information through “fact-checking” in the run up to 2020.
Senator Ron Wyden calls on Facebook and Google to end political micro-targeting
Sen. Wyden suggests that Google and Facebook should prevent politicians from uploading lists of specific voters for targeted adverts.
New Facebook Group tools to tackle “problematic” content will just drive users into the shadows, experts warm
“I am very concerned this will further allow conspiracy communities and violent extremists to further obfuscate their activity”
EU watchdogs to look at whether Facebook listening to audio messages is a breach of privacy law
Human contractors listening to audio recordings has been a huge problem brought to light in recent weeks.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cuts out mainstream media, goes live taking questions direct from the public
Politicians are increasingly using the internet to communicate directly with the people, and setting aside the mainstream news middleman.
Facebook starts “fact-checking” jokes from comedian Terrence K. Williams
Facebook decided to start these “fact-checks” days after President Trump retweeted one of Williams’ jokes about Epstein.
Facebook contractors listened to users’ private audio messages
This follows reports of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft also running similar programs where user’s audio recordings are sent to third-party contractors.
Snopes faces criticism over its new “Labeled Satire” rating
Critics are arguing that the rating insinuates that certain pieces of satire are not “real satire.”