The Technology 202: Posts calling for political violence continue to slip through Facebook's defenses
It shows the divide between the company's stated policies and its enforcement.
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It shows the divide between the company's stated policies and its enforcement.
Facebook posts promoting violence during inauguration week have circulated on the platform over the past week despite a crackdown by the social media giant since the January 6 insurrection, a tech watchdog group found.
Facebook is prohibiting ads for firearm accessories and will be removing content containing “Stop the Steal” verbiage as part of...
In her monthly livestream town hall for constituents, the progressive congresswoman said that while Facebook is “trying to do as much damage control as possible” following the mob attack by removing accounts posting false information about the 2020 election, which served as the basis for the violent demonstration, Ocasio-Cortez said the effects of online misinformation were “coming for a long time.” “I believe that this is directly connected to the complete lack of accountability that monopolies like Facebook have to democracy,” the New York representative said in the virtual e...
Ninety groups on Facebook promoting debunked claims about election fraud remained on the platform as of Wednesday, after the social media giant said it would remove content containing the phrase "stop the steal," according to an analysis released Thursday by nonprofit advocacy group Avaaz. Facebook said Monday it would take content down containing the phrase "Stop the Steal" under its Coordinating Harm policy after the deadly riot at the...