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July 31, 2018
On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it removed 32 profiles and pages that it suspected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on the site. Of those 32 pages, Facebook said the most popular pages were ones such as “Resisters,”…
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July 18, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently been trying to strike a balance between cracking down on fake news, hoaxes, and hate speech and allowing a diversity of opinions on the site. In a recent interview with Recode, Zuckerberg took one of his…
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June 11, 2018
Facebook is seemingly trying to once again wade into the news business, judging by job listings posted on the site.
On Thursday, Gizmodo reported that Facebook had two job listings available on its website for “news credibility specialists.…
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June 8, 2018
This summer, Facebook is debuting its own slate of original programming, funded by the tech giant. Out of the seven original shows announced, five have clear left-wing agendas.
Deadline reports the first batch of shows are On Location by ABC…
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May 25, 2018
Social media platforms must work with both sides of the political spectrums if they wish to maintain neutrality. That was the message to top social media companies from a top Republican.
On Friday’s America’s Newsroom, Ronna McDaniel,…
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May 16, 2018
Facebook revealed there was a 56 percent increase in the number of posts removed for violating the site’s “hate speech” rule.
Facebook’s Community standards Enforcement Preliminary Report showed that between October and…
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May 8, 2018
Facebook has started banning foreign advertisements related to Ireland’s referendum on its Eighth Amendment, the constitutional amendment that bans abortion in the country.
The Irish Times reported that on Tuesday, Facebook issued a statement…
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May 3, 2018
A new Instagram filter will reportedly help crack down on bullying on the site by flagging words reportedly associated with behavior.
On the heels of Facebook publishing its Community Standards, which outline what kinds of language constitute hate…
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May 2, 2018
Facebook is apparently testing out a new feature that appeared to allow posters to report content as hate speech.
On Tuesday afternoon, Facebook users saw an option to report every post in their feeds for “hate speech,” regardless of…
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May 2, 2018
Facebook will be bringing in an adviser to address concerns about anti-conservative bias on the platform.
Axios reported on Wednesday that Facebook will be bringing in an advisory team led by former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl to tackle the…