Sep 27 Meta stops Russian propaganda effort targeting European countries By David Klepper, Associated Press A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 15 Facebook misses misinformation in Brazilian election ads By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook failed to detect election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil's 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Continue reading
Jul 27 FTC aims to block Meta from buying VR company, fitness app By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Federal regulators have taken legal action to block Facebook parent Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg from acquiring virtual reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural. Continue reading
Jul 13 Social media platforms fail to stop LGBTQ hate speech, according to GLAAD report By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press A new report says social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users. Continue reading
Jun 28 Facebook and Instagram remove posts offering abortion pills to women facing lack of access By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. Continue reading
Jun 09 Facebook’s system approved dehumanizing hate speech By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook has failed another test of its ability to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit group Global Witness. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 9:17 Supreme Court blocks Texas law preventing social media companies from controlling content The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked Texas from enforcing a new law that would prevent social media platforms from banning users based on their viewpoint. The law is part of the Republican battle over what they say is censorship of… Continue watching
Jun 01 Sheryl Sandberg, longtime COO at Facebook, steps down By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Sandberg has led Facebook — now Meta's — advertising business and was responsible for nurturing it from its infancy into an over $100 billion-a-year powerhouse. Continue reading
Apr 23 EU deal will push Google, Facebook, others to police platforms against hate speech, disinformation By Kelvin Chan, Raf Casert, Associated Press European Union officials clinched the agreement in principle on the Digital Services Act after lengthy final negotiations that began Friday. The law will also force tech companies to make it easier for users to flag problems, ban online ads aimed… Continue reading
Mar 21 Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram over ‘extremism’ charges By Associated Press Prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government requests to remove what they described as fake news about the military action in Ukraine. Continue reading