A fresh spotlight has been thrown on how tech giants police Covid ‘misinformation’ after America’s top disease expert Anthony Fauci said he is ‘not convinced’ Covid occurred in nature.
The Security Service and the police want Facebook to be able to see users’ content and share it with authorities if necessary. MI5’s director general accused Facebook of giving terrorists a ‘pass’.
Ofcom will have the power to fine social media firms and block access to sites under new ‘landmark’ internet laws aimed at tackling abusive and harmful content online. On May 12, the government published the draft Online Safety Bill, which it says will help keep children safe online and combat racism and other abuse. The … Read more
Ofcom will have the power to fine social media firms and block access to sites under new ‘landmark’ internet laws aimed at tackling abusive and harmful content online. On May 12, the government published the draft Online Safety Bill, which it says will help keep children safe online and combat racism and other abuse. The … Read more
Markets watchdog investigating allegations that Facebook defrauded hundreds of thousands of UK firms who paid for adverts on social media site By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 Britain’s markets watchdog is investigating allegations that Facebook defrauded hundreds of thousands of UK … Read more
One of the most annoying social media habits that we have is scrolling through our feeds and just reading the headlines and not clicking on the articles. What’s worse, we sometimes share them without even bothering to read it and understand the full context of both the headline and the story itself. This is particularly … Read more
Businesswoman, 46, weeps as she is spared jail after urging her Facebook followers to dress up as KKK for BLM protest and ‘smash this nonsense’ Wendy Rowland, 46, from Nantwich, Cheshire, spared jail for Facebook posts The mobile pizza van owner asked Facebook followers to ‘dress as Ku Klux Klan’ Judge Jones imposed six-month suspended … Read more
Facebook is adding more censorship to its platform with a new pop-up that asks users if they’ve read an article before sharing it. The prompt, currently being tested among select users, will only appear if the person clicks ‘share’ without opening the article. The goal, the company said, is to help users be better informed … Read more
Starbucks ‘is considering quitting Facebook and its page with 35 MILLION followers because of the ‘hate speech’ responses to its posts Starbucks’ Facebook page is followed by 35 million people The company promotes its beverages and thanks its staff and community On the site, it also highlights social issues like BLM protests and anti-Asian hate … Read more
Starbucks ‘is considering quitting Facebook and its page with 35 MILLION followers because of the ‘hate speech’ responses to its posts Starbucks’ Facebook page is followed by 35 million people The company promotes its beverages and thanks its staff and community On the site, it also highlights social issues like BLM protests and anti-Asian hate … Read more