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Facebook recently banned the accounts of several New York University (NYU) researchers who run Ad Observer, an accountability project that tracks paid disinformation, from its platform. This has major implications: not just for transparency, but for user autonomy and the fight for interoperable...
WASHINGTON—A senior Federal Trade Commission official is criticizing Facebook’s move to shut down the personal accounts of two ...
By Syndicated Content Aug 4, 2021 | 11:47 AM WASHINGTON (Reuters) â Senator Mark Warner said on Wednesday that Facebook Incâs move to disable the accounts of a group of New York University researchers who were studying political ads on its platform was âdeeply concerning.â Facebook said on Tuesday it had cut off the personal accounts and access of the NYU researchers, who were studying political ads on the site, because of concerns about other usersâ privacy. Warner, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said that the action was a step back...
Facebook shuts out NYU academics' research on political ads Facebook says the researchers violated its terms of service and were involved in unauthorized data collection from its massive network. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:24 PM EDT August 4, 2021 Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook says the researchers violated its terms of service and were involved in unauthorized data collection from...
Senator Mark Warner says cutting off transparency efforts that 'have repeatedly facilitated revelations of ads violating Facebook's terms of service' is a step backward