Worried your friend is an extremist? Facebook wants to help Brandon Sapienza
Facebook is now asking some users in the United States if they, or someone they know, have been subject to extremist content, and if they believe certain posts might have radicalized a friend.
The odd questions came from the tech giant’s Redirect Initiative, whose goal it is to prevent extremism from pervading through the social network.
“We are partnering with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and academic experts in this space and hope to have more to share in the future,” said a Facebook spokesperson in a statement, to USA Today.
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Facebook lifting Australian news ban after contentious battle
Facebook is lifting its Australian news ban.
The social-networking service announced on Tuesday that it was removing its prohibition regarding sharing and viewing news stories on the site after striking a compromise with the nation’s government, reported The Associated Press.
Proposed legislation would have required digital companies such as Facebook to pay for journalistic content.
The blackout also briefly cut access to government COVID-19 alerts and public-healthy services, which prompted sharp backlash.
Facebook’s concession is a big win in Australian efforts to make Google and Facebook pay for the stories that they use, noted The AP.