Facebook Censors Trump Ads for 'Organized Hate'
Facebook declared Thursday that it would censor ads run by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on “organized hate.”
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Facebook declared Thursday that it would censor ads run by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on “organized hate.”
Meta will blur Instagram DMs (Direct Messages) that contain nudity. Additionally, the company will also warn teenagers about the ever-increasing danger of
Mark Zuckerberg's firm is under scrutiny again for allegedly suppressing content it doesn't like. Whatever the explanation, the action has far-reaching implications.
A single trillion-dollar company controls Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp. That concentration of digital ownership can create real-world harm, as a recent censorship dispute with Meta lays bare.
Clay Wirestone writes that Kansas Reflector readers had concerns that Facebook was taking down content "for a specific, political reason."