2021-04-09
After 8 years of trying to get Facebook to take down anti-Muslim content, Muslim Advocates today sued Facebook. My story https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Washington Post
Lawsuit alleges that, since 2017, civil rights groups have flagged hundreds of anti-Muslim Pages and Groups to Facebook, more than half of which stayed up
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2020-11-18
Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress that Facebook is not designed to be addictive and he doesn't want his products to be addictive. Not mentioned: the more engagement, the more money they make.
New York Times
Zuckerberg says Facebook won't moderate Trump differently once he leaves office but spokesman says he'll be fact-checked; Twitter will end special treatment
Many world leaders generally have wider latitude on Twitter and Facebook because their comments and posts are regarded as political speech …
Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress that Facebook is not designed to be addictive and he doesn't want his products to be addictive. Not mentioned: the more engagement, the more money they make.
Business Insider
When asked whether social media platforms are addictive, Jack Dorsey said they can be, whereas Mark Zuckerberg said the research is “inconclusive”
Avery Hartmans / Business Insider : Tweets: @pemalevy , @rachblevins , @ghoshd7 , @drdenagrayson , @cbsnews , @willoremus , @juliacarriew , @jason_kint , and @karissabe Tweets: Pe...
2020-10-23
In 2018, Facebook tweaked its code so that pro-Trump news filled users' newsfeeds while progressive news outlets, and @MotherJones in particular, were down-ranked. To appease conservatives, Zuckerberg decided to promote rightwing bs and minimize real news https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Mother Jones
Former Facebook employees describe tests of News Feed algorithm changes and their impact on left- and right-leaning news sites, with tweaks to favor the right
even if that change would make the News Feed better.” This report is absolutely damning, with @facebook playing politics through the pushing of certain outlets over others to placa...
2020-10-22
In 2018, Facebook tweaked its code so that pro-Trump news filled users' newsfeeds while progressive news outlets, and @MotherJones in particular, were down-ranked. To appease conservatives, Zuckerberg decided to promote rightwing bs and minimize real news https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Mother Jones
Former Facebook employees describe tests of News Feed algorithm changes and their impact on left- and right-leaning news sites, with tweaks to favor the right
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