TikTok removes videos promoting Osama Bin Laden's “Letter to America” that justified the 9/11 attacks, but calls reports that they were trending “inaccurate”
- George Santos “Blatantly Stole From His Campaign” And Deceived Donors, House Ethics Committee Report Says; Congressman Won't Seek Reelection
Meta confirms a now-fixed Facebook bug led to a “massive ranking failure” that increased views of harmful content up to 30% over the past six months
A group of Facebook engineers identified a “massive ranking failure” that exposed as much as half of all News Feed views to potential …
The UK government expands the Online Safety Bill to compel social media services and search engines to restrict fraudulent ads, including “catfishing” scams
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Twitter temporarily pauses ads and its recommendations feature in Ukraine and Russia to minimize “risks associated with the conflict” and reduce misinformation
Twitter has temporarily paused ads in Ukraine and Russia, one of several steps the company is taking …
NetBlocks: Russia has blocked access to Twitter amid a broader crackdown on social media platforms in the country
Disturbing images from the invasion have circulated widely on the platform — As the invasion of Ukraine enters its third day, Russia has blocked access to Twitter …
Russia-backed falsehoods and digital tricks related to its invasion of Ukraine are putting tech giants on the defensive over the spread of online disinformation
The world's biggest social media companies are scrambling to combat a global barrage of Kremlin-backed falsehoods …
Sources: Ukraine is asking for volunteers from its hacker community to protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops
The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure …
Facebook rebrands News Feed to just Feed after more than 15 years
The ‘News Feed’ is now just the ‘Feed’ — Meta is changing the name of Facebook's News Feed, the primary part of the service that users scroll through to see what their friends an...
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook the company is now Meta, to better encompass all of its products
We are at the beginning of the next chapter for the internet, and it's the next chapter for our company too. — In recent decades, technology has given people the power to connect...
The Facebook View app on iOS contains an image of a potential Meta smartwatch, with a front-facing camera notch, rounded screen, and a detachable wrist strap
- Device has front-facing camera, possibly for videoconferencing — Image of watch is found inside of Facebook View iPhone app
Video of Facebook Connect 2021, where VR updates, Project Cambria, and a new Meta brand name were announced
by the US government — and articulating a vision for the future that's about building, not banning. https://www.facebook.com/... Carole Cadwalladr / @carolecadwalla : 'So basically...
Internal documents: Facebook's AI has minimal success enforcing its rules against problematic content, including removing an estimated 3%-5% of hate speech
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Microsoft is shuttering the Chinese version of LinkedIn and replacing it with a job board; sources say China told LinkedIn in March to better regulate content
LinkedIn cites challenging operating environment, as retreat marks the biggest departure from China by a major tech company in years Source: Official LinkedIn Blog .
Brandon Silverman, the founder and CEO of the Facebook-owned analytics tool CrowdTangle, is leaving the company; team members were reassigned several months ago
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Sources: last month, Mark Zuckerberg agreed to show users positive stories about Facebook via News Feed; Facebook says it ran a small test with labeled posts
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals.
Facebook staff detail the fight over CrowdTangle, which notes top-engaging posts, often showing right-wing sources dominating; in April, its team was reassigned
literally 9 or 10 of 10—by conservative media posts. Facebook is unhappy that this makes them look like a right wing echo chamber and are contemplating if and how to reduce transpa...
An internal Facebook report found it failed to take appropriate action against Stop the Steal groups before Capitol riot, saying it should “do better next time”
An internal Facebook report found it failed to take appropriate action against Stop the Steal groups before Capitol riot, saying it should “do better next time”
including the Proud Boys — and not kicking them off. This is despite PBs being banned since 2018. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... Inti De Ceukelaire / @intidc : Top voted questio...
Newly created Twitter accounts labeled as Amazon employees are defending the company amid a union drive; Amazon admitted in 2018 to paying for similar tweets
- Amazon's paid army of employee Twitter users is at it again, this time criticizing unionization.
Newly created Twitter accounts labeled as Amazon employees are defending the company amid a union drive; Amazon admitted in 2018 to paying for similar tweets
- Amazon's paid army of employee Twitter users is at it again, this time criticizing unionization.