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Facebook boosts fight against conspiracies and violent groups
Facebook has been under relentless pressure to guard against being a platform where misinformation and hate can spread, while at the same time remain a forum...
In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook engineers said the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service be used on multiple "non-phone" devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app.
State telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor imposed slowdowns on Twitter's services in mid-March, accusing it of failing to remove content related to child pornography, drug use and calls for minors to commit suicide.
The suspension will last at least six months and aims to prevent 'the abuse of a dominant position,' said a resolution published in the official bulletin.
The move broadens the mandate of the so-called 'supreme court' of Facebook, which up to now had been tasked with reviewing instances of whether content was improperly taken down from Facebook or Instagram.
The Pew Research Center survey from early 2021 found 69% of American adults use Facebook, and 72% used at least one social media site, levels which have been stable for the past five years.
The change enables users to control and prioritize on what Facebook calls its 'News Feed,' or the main element seen when people log onto Facebook.
Facebook said on Sunday it would be investing with partners on the subsea cables known as Echo and Bifrost to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America, which would increase overall transpacific capacity by 70%.
The Paris-based campaign group, known by its French acronym RSF, said it was taking Facebook to court for 'misleading commercial practices'.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had said she was 'furious and saddened' by the storming of the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters.
Facebook allegedly violated the state’s law through its “Tag Suggestions” feature, which allowed users to recognise their Facebook friends from previously uploaded photos.
The Kolkata-based company, which sold vinyls and cassettes under household name HMV for decades, is India’s oldest music label and released the country’s first ever studio-recorded song in 1902.
The app is currently available only on Apple’s App Store in the United States and Canada, according to data from industry site Sensor Tower.
The Community Help feature was added to the social network four years ago as a way to find shelter, food or supplies during natural disasters, and this week added the COVID-19 crisis to that list.
Facebook said it will offer grants 'to publishers most in need in the hardest hit countries.'
Software makers, for example, could help agencies automate answering common questions, to allow staff to tackle more challenging tasks.
The ads encouraged readers to 'take the official 2020 Congressional District Census,' but clicking on the messages directed users to a Trump campaign website.
The new features will include access for parents to see their children’s chat history and will allow them to keep a track of the accounts which are blocked or unblocked on the application, the company said.
The move comes with Facebook under pressure to apply fact-checking to politicians running ads with debunked claims.