Facebook pledges more action on toxic content ahead of meeting
Facebook pledged to take further steps to remove toxic and hateful content from its platform as its top executives were set to meet with organisers of a...
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Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet activists, won't act on boycott
The news comes amid increased pressure on the leading social network to clamp down on incendiary content which promotes racism and violence, which has gained momentum with more than 650 advertisers joining a boycott.
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VW, Adidas, Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech
Some 200 brands have now paused advertising with the social media giant as part of the #StopHateForProfit campaign launched by social justice activists.
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As Facebook ad boycott enters new phase, impact unclear
Some companies have signed on to the #StopHateForProfit campaign organized by social justice activists, while others have simply acted on their own to avoid the toxic atmosphere of Facebook.
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Zuckerberg promises Facebook policy review
The outrage was sparked when Zuckerberg said Facebook would not remove or flag Trump's recent posts that appeared to encourage violence against those protesting police racism.
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Snapchat curbs Trump posts for inciting 'racial violence'
"We are not currently promoting the president's content on Snapchat's Discover platform," Snapchat said in response to an AFP inquiry, referencing the youth-focused social network's section for recommended content.
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Zuckerberg backs Facebook Trump policy despite anger, dissent: reports
Social media platforms have faced calls to moderate the president's comments, most recently because of the unrest gripping America in the wake of an unarmed black man's death during arrest as a white policeman knelt on his neck.
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Rights activists rip Facebook's Zuckerberg over Trump comments
The comments follow a series of protests from Facebook employees disputing the company's position of refraining from moderating the president's posts.
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FB, Snapchat join chorus of companies condemning George Floyd death, racism
The two tech companies stood with Intel Corp, Netflix Inc, Alphabet’s Google, International Business Machines Corp and Nike Inc in taking a public stance against Floyd’s death - calling out discrimination against African-Americans.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg faces employee backlash over Trump protest comments
The weekend criticism marked a rare case of high-level employees publicly taking their chief executive to task, with at least three of the seven critical posts seen by Reuters coming from people who identified themselves as senior managers.
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Trump to target social media with executive order
The US president is on the warpath against Twitter after the platform for the first time labelled two of his tweets, on the increasingly contentious topic of mail-in voting, with fact-check notices.
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Facebook unveils scam warnings for Messenger users
The feature began rolling out to the Messenger app tailored for Android-powered smartphones in March and will head to Messenger on iPhones next week, according to Facebook.
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Australia's competition watchdog suggests a news boycott of Google, Facebook
Facebook and Google are the digital platforms currently benefitting from a significant imbalance in bargaining power.
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Facebook partners with SANBS to help increase blood donations during lockdown
People over the age of 18 will now be able to sign up as a blood donor on Facebook.
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Massive cable project set to give Africa internet boost
The cable will be one of the longest in the world, providing the continent with new high-speed links to Europe and the Middle East.
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Facebook gets rid of 'pseudoscience' ad-targeting category
Misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, from bogus cures to wide-ranging conspiracy theories, has also spread on rival social media platforms.
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Facebook rolls out Messenger Kids to 70 new countries
The app, which is aimed at children under 13, will also be adding a 'supervised friending' feature enabling parents to approve new connections, starting in the United States and gradually rolling out to other countries.
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Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said a mandatory code of conduct - to be fully unveiled by July and made law soon after - will require the US-based firms to reimburse Australian media companies for using their news and other content.
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Aussie watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica breach
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said it had initiated proceedings against the tech giant and that Facebook committed 'serious and/or repeated interferences with privacy'.
