Facebook Has Banned Donald Trump For At Least Two Weeks
“We are extending the block indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks,” wrote CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the announcement.
Facebook Forced Its Employees To Stop Discussing Trump's Coup Attempt
“What excuse did we use not to ban him this time?”
This Guy Is Turning Facebook Drama Into TikTok Songs That Slap
Lubalin told BuzzFeed News how he earned more than 1.3 million followers thanks to a song about a Facebook exchange involving a broccoli casserole recipe.
Facebook Says It’s Standing Up Against Apple For Small Businesses. Some Of Its Employees Don’t Believe It.
“It feels like we are trying to justify doing a bad thing by hiding behind people with a sympathetic message."
Protests About Indian Farming Reforms Have Reached Facebook’s Headquarters
Sikhs are rallying in Silicon Valley in support of protesting Indian farmers.
Facebook Is Developing A Tool To Summarize Articles So You Don’t Have To Read Them
"We all get the privilege of seeing the future because we are making it.”
After The US Election, Key People Are Leaving Facebook And Torching The Company In Departure Notes
A departing Facebook employee said the social network's failure to act on hate speech “makes it embarrassing to work here.”
Facebook Gets Rich Off Of Ads That Rip Off Its Users
Facebook is on track for record ad revenue this year. That’s partly due to its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers, and disinformation peddlers who buy ads that rip off and manipulate people, say former and current workers.
The US Government Says Facebook Needs To Sell Instagram And WhatsApp
Forty-eight attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against the company Wednesday.
Ads Inc. Shut Down, But The Tools It Used To Trick People On Facebook Have Lived On
“The quantity of these scams is so huge that it's not possible to check them by human labor.”
Facebook Knows That Adding Labels To Trump’s False Claims Does Little To Stop Their Spread
Internal data shows that labels on President Trump’s posts decrease reshares by about 8%. They still account for some of the most engaging posts on the platform.
This Neo-Nazi Group Is Organizing On Facebook Despite A Year-Old Ban
Ukraine’s Azov movement, which the State Department calls a “nationalist hate group,” is running ads, organizing violence, and exporting its far-right ideas.
Facebook Has A Rule To Stop Calls To Arms. Moderators Didn't Enforce It Ahead Of The Kenosha Shootings.
“What we learned after Kenosha is that Facebook’s call to arms policy didn’t just fail. It was never designed to function properly in the first place.”
As Election Misinformation Spreads On Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Told Employees That Biden Won
Facebook’s CEO also said Steve Bannon’s comments about beheading government officials did not warrant his complete removal from the platform.
Facebook Has A Metric For “Violence And Incitement Trends.” It’s Rising.
The metric, which assesses the potential for danger based on keywords, rose to 580 from 400 this week — a 45% increase.
Facebook Live Spread Election Conspiracies And Russian State-Controlled Content Despite Employee Fears
The social network’s live video tool has recommended videos featuring misinformation and the hyperpartisan views of Trump allies leading up to and following election day in the US.
Facebook Cut Traffic To Leading Liberal Pages Just Before The Election
“It's incredibly demoralizing, especially given the cataclysmic state of America, to know that the memes our team is making are being unfairly spiked in the Facebook algorithm.”
Plunging Morale And Self-Congratulations: Inside Facebook The Day Before The Presidential Election
On the same day Facebook announced only 51% of its employees believed the social network was having a positive impact on the world, a vice president commended their efforts to prepare for the 2020 presidential election.
Facebook Quietly Suspended Political Group Recommendations Ahead Of The US Presidential Election
“This is a measure we put in place in the lead-up to Election Day. We will assess when to lift them afterwards, but they are temporary."
One Of The Alleged Michigan Kidnapping Plotters Used Facebook To Coordinate With Other Extremists And Target Other Governors
The FBI had been surveilling Barry Croft on Facebook since April. “The lock up your Governor challenge,” he posted. “Which of the beautiful colonies is going to be the first to snatch a criminal bastard?!?!”
The New York Times Cooking Facebook Group Turned Political Over A Deleted Post
Members wanted everyone to know that, yes, food is definitely political.
Six Republican Secretaries Of State Tried To Stop Facebook’s Effort To Register Millions Of Voters
Despite the request, Facebook said it registered an estimated 4.4 million people to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
A Facebook Executive Accused Of Protecting Hate Speech In India Has Left The Company
Earlier this year, Ankhi Das was accused of shielding politicians from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party from Facebook’s hate speech rules.
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.
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.
Facebook Banned An Alleged Russian Agent Spreading Disinformation About Joe Biden
Rudy Giuliani's pal Andriy Derkach has been kicked off “for violating our policy against the use of our platform by people engaged in election-focused influence operations,” Facebook said.
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.”
Facebook Gave A Platform To The Shady Ukrainians Pushing The New York Post Biden Story
Facebook may have throttled the reach of the New York Post story. But these men are celebrating all the same.
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."
Facebook Is Banning Ads That "Discourage" Vaccines
It follows efforts to limit Holocaust denial, voter intimidation, and the QAnon mass delusion.