HONG KONG—As Trump and China hawks lock horns with Beijing on TikTok, trade, and Huawei, the Chinese Communist Party and its leader Xi Jinping are threatening to target U.S. companies with similar nationalistic bans—and signalling to Chinese firms at home that they expect total loyalty. Private Chinese companies that have […]
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Civil rights groups and other critics say the social network has not done enough to curb misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP Civil rights groups and other critics say the social network has not done enough […]
Facebook booted three troll networks linked to Russian intelligence and the St. Petersburg-based troll farm involved in meddling in the 2016 election. Nathan Gleicher, Facebook’s head of security, told reporters in a press conference that the three networks mainly focused on audiences and issues outside of the U.S. presidential election […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080565766_0:316:3077:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_641b7544a5cca8c5b50d81a915d1b4f6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009251080565847-facebook-says-took-down-3-russia-originated-social-media-networks/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Facebook has removed three networks allegedly originating from Russia and primarily focusing on affairs in Syria and Ukraine, the company’s Head of Security Policy Nathaniel Gleicher said in a statement. “We removed three separate networks for violating our policy against […]
A screenshot of an Instagram post Facebook linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency. United World International was a phony website created by the Russian operation and promoted on social media. Facebook hide caption toggle caption Facebook A screenshot of an Instagram post Facebook linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency. United […]
Facebook says the fake accounts it removed focused mainly on Southeast Asia. But they also included some content about the U.S. election, which did not gain a large following. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Facebook says the fake accounts it removed […]
Costco has halted sales of Palmetto Cheese, a popular brand of pimento cheese spread that had been offered in over 120 of its stores, after the company’s owner triggered outrage with a Facebook post criticizing Black Lives Matter. A sign posted at a store in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, indicates […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080543893_0:0:3121:1757_1200x675_80_0_0_d11ba5484f4bc88b2a049bd939bee61a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evan Craighead . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080543925-facebook-prepared-to-restrict-content-circulation-if-us-election-descends-into-online-chaos/ Facebook will take an array of measures to “restrict the circulation of content” if the November 3 US presidential election devolves into chaos and unrest, according to a Tuesday report by the Financial Times. Former UK member of parliament Nick […]
Buildings are engulfed in flames as a wildfire ravages Talent, Ore., on Sept. 8, 2020. Unfounded rumors that left-wing activists were behind the fires went viral on social media, thanks to amplification by conspiracy theorists and the platforms’ own design. Kevin Jantzer/AP hide caption toggle caption Kevin Jantzer/AP Buildings are […]
A former YouTube mod has sued the Google-owned platform, claiming work exposure to child abuse, beheadings, and other vile content led to depression and PTSD. Her lawyers previously forced a large settlement out of Facebook. The unnamed ex-YouTube moderator is demanding compensation and treatment for the trauma she said she […]
We’re so inundated with evidence of Donald Trump’s fascistic villainy—these days, largely related to the pandemic he’s neglected and mismanaged to the tune of 200,000 dead Americans and counting—that it’s sometimes easy to forget that he’s also a traitorous puppet who won the 2016 election with Russian assistance. Enter Agents […]
In June, Facebook announced the launch of a voting information campaign in the United States to boost voter registration, in a bid to stimulate electoral participation in the upcoming 3 November presidential election. The social media giant also vowed to monitor and remove misinformation and hate speech from its platform. […]
In yet another lawsuit, Facebook is now being accused of allegedly spying on Instagram users through the cameras on their mobile phones. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in a US federal court in San Francisco, California, by New Jersey-based Instagram user Brittany Conditi and accuses Facebook, Instagram’s parent company, of […]
Kim Kardashian West speaks at the “Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project” panel in Pasadena, Calif., in January. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP Kim Kardashian West speaks at the “Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project” panel in Pasadena, Calif., in January. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP A small — though […]
Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg, pictured in 2019, tells NPR there’s “real appetite for people to find out more for themselves” when it comes to climate change and factual information. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg, pictured […]
The Spanish government has come up with a new way of taxing tech giants by seeking to classify the likes of Facebook, Telegram, and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, as telecom providers. Telecommunications Secretary Roberto Sanchez introduced a new bill on Friday, requiring all companies providing telecommunications services to register as […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107810/05/1078100585_0:26:3326:1896_1200x675_80_0_0_a72f4bdf15ad471d6f859fcd34b11c1a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009101080418922-richer-meets-richest-mukesh-ambani-may-offer-jeff-bezos-20-billion-stake-in-reliance-retail/ At a time when the global economy is struck by pandemic woes, India’s biggest industrialist Mukesh Ambani has been seeing huge investments in his Reliance Industries, one of India’s most valuable companies. In recent months, Ambani’s oil-to-telecom company has garnered investments […]
Facebook suddenly disabled the account of video journalist Ford Fischer as he was covering armed protest groups Saturday in Louisville, raising fears that Big Tech censors are classifying newsgathering as incitement to violence. “I am a journalist, verified on Facebook,” Fischer wrote Saturday evening on his Twitter account. “Today I […]
For a time, it seemed like a great gig. Jacinda Chan’s job working for the website Peace Data was everything she’d been looking for. It was paid work writing about her favorite subject—human rights and Latin America—and her editors paid on time. Chan, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy […]
Alain Cocq, 57, is trying to use his case to draw attention to the plight of terminally ill people and change French legislation on euthanasia and a law that prohibits doctors from hastening the death of dying patients. Facebook will not allow a terminally ill man in France to live […]
Facebook has removed a number of pages related to the right-wing ‘Patriot Prayer’ movement. A mainstay at pro-gun rallies and street protests, the group made news recently after a member was gunned down in Portland, Oregon. A Facebook spokesman told Reuters about the removal of the pages on Friday, saying […]
Google, Facebook, and other social media companies, like Twitter, have come under pressure from Democrats, who have claimed that the tech giants’ platforms were used to influence the result of the last election and could be used to tip the scales in the upcoming vote. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in April 2018 on Capitol Hill. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in April 2018 on Capitol Hill. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated […]
President Trump visited Wilmington, N.C., on Wednesday and urged supporters to try to vote in person after sending in a mail-in ballot — actions that would be both illegal and disruptive. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images President Trump visited Wilmington, N.C., on Wednesday […]