Ryan Mac
Facebook Promised To Label Political Ads, But Ads For Biden, The Daily Wire, And Interest Groups Are Slipping Through
A failure in Facebook's transparency system means some election ads aren't disclosing who paid for them.
Craig Silverman
Mark Zuckerberg Said Facebook Will Have Fewer Bans After The Election
In a companywide meeting, Facebook’s CEO said recent content rules banning hate and conspiracy content were implemented because of the US presidential election and that a wide margin of victory for either candidate could prevent violence following the vote.
Ryan Mac
Facebook Continues To Host Militant Groups And Ads Despite A Ban On Right-Wing Extremism
A new report finds “Facebook is routinely behind the curve in cracking down on domestic extremists on its platform.”
Salvador Hernandez
Facebook Limited The Reach Of An Unconfirmed Story About Joe Biden’s Son Hunter. Twitter Blocked It.
"In many countries, including in the US, if we have signals that a piece of content is false, we temporarily reduce its distribution pending review by a third-party fact-checker."
Scott Lucas
Even After The Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer, Michigan Militant Groups Continue To Thrive On Facebook
After being banned, some militant pages returned with different names. “We are back!” the leader of one such organization said after relaunching on the platform last month. “Help us rebuild share and invite friends.”
Salvador Hernandez
Facebook Moderators Terrified Of COVID-19 Are Being Forced To Return To The Office Next Week
“How can we possibly be ready to return to the office when this entire process has been so utterly and completely mishandled?”
Ryan Mac
It Took Facebook More Than A Year — And A Whistleblower — To Remove A Troll Farm Connected To Azerbaijan's Ruling Party
Former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang said it took the company a year to pursue an investigation into fake accounts and comments in Azerbaijan.
Craig Silverman
Facebook Has Banned QAnon
The mass delusion had flourished on the social network for years before today's announcement.
Ryan Mac
Facebook Took Down A Trump Post That Compared COVID-19 To The Flu And Said That We Should Just Learn To Live With It
Twitter placed a misinformation label on the same message but did not remove it.
Ryan Mac
Controversial Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Raised $8.6 Million
The company’s new funding announcement identifies two previously unknown board members.
Ryan Mac
The Victims Of Violence During The Kenosha Protests Are Suing Facebook
Citing a law that dates from the Reconstruction era, four people, including the partner of a man killed during the protests, are taking the company to court.
Craig Silverman
“I Have Blood On My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation
A 6,600-word internal memo from a fired Facebook data scientist details how the social network knew about specific examples of global political manipulation — and failed to act.
Craig Silverman
At 82, My Grandmother Has Lost Her Husband — And The World As She Knows It
When my grandfather died in April, the pandemic meant we couldn’t grieve for him properly. For my grandmother, it’s also exacerbated unspeakable loneliness and pain.
Ryan Mac
Peter Thiel Met With The Racist Fringe As He Went All In On Trump
The venture capitalist and Facebook board member staked his reputation on a Trump presidency. Now what does he have to show for it?
Rosie Gray
Facebook Says Trump’s Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK. Employees Say It’s Not.
“Facebook is broken. Another performative announcement by leadership not intended to address any issues.”
Craig Silverman
Facebook Said It Removed A Militia Event Page Threatening Violence In Kenosha. It Didn’t.
Facebook said it removed a militia event associated with the shooting of three protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It didn't. Here's what really happened, and why it could happen again.
Ryan Mac
A Kenosha Militia Facebook Event Asking Attendees To Bring Weapons Was Reported 455 Times. Moderators Said It Didn’t Violate Any Rules.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the reason the militia page and an associated event remained online after a shooting that killed two people was due to “an operational mistake.”
Ryan Mac
Mark Zuckerberg Said Apple Has A “Stranglehold” On Your iPhone
At a companywide meeting, Facebook's CEO also said President Donald Trump brought up China during an October dinner at the White House.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Employees Are Outraged At Mark Zuckerberg's Explanations Of How It Handled The Kenosha Violence
Following days of violence and civil unrest, Facebook employees wonder if their company is doing enough to stifle militia and QAnon groups stoking violence on the social network.
Ryan Mac
The Fires Burning In California Right Now Are Already Among The Worst In History And The Season Is Just Starting
Destructive groups of simultaneously burning wildfires have torched more than 1 million acres — about the size of Rhode Island.
Ryan Mac
