To be honest, I don’t remember the first time I watched an execution. When you’ve seen so many that they start to blur into one, it’s impossible to remember the first. Then there’s the animal cruelty, torture and sickening pornography I’ve witnessed. You must think I’m some sort of twisted individual with disturbing online tastes. … Read more
Facebook bans Donald Trump campaign ad which featured NAZI concentration camp symbol – which campaign claims is being used by ‘ANTIFA’ Facebook removed political ads from President Donald Trump’s campaign, saying they violated the company’s policy against ‘organized hate’ The 88 ads featured an inverted red triangle, a symbol the Nazis used to mark political … Read more
Facebook bans Donald Trump campaign ad which featured NAZI concentration camp symbol – which campaign claims is being used by ‘ANTIFA’ Facebook removed political ads from President Donald Trump’s campaign, saying they violated the company’s policy against ‘organized hate’ The 88 ads featured an inverted red triangle, a symbol the Nazi’s used to mark political … Read more
People who rely on social media for information about coronavirus are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and go outside with symptoms or breach lockdown rules, a new study revealed today. Research published by the Psychological Medicine journal found that 60 per of people who believe that Covid-19 was directly linked to the world’s growing … Read more
Facebook lets US users turn off political ads following months of scrutiny for allowing misinformation to spread on the platform Facebook is giving US users the power to turn off political ads on the platform The move follows months of scrutiny due to the firm allowing misinformation Certain ads include an option to turn off … Read more
‘Sort your s*** out, Mark Zuckerberg!’: Georgia Tennant slams Facebook for removing a photo of her breastfeeding daughter Birdie By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 09:15 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 09:18 BST, 17 June 2020 Georgia Tennant has slammed Facebook for removing a photo of her breastfeeding her eight-month-old daughter Birdie. The actress … Read more
Facebook has today announced it will allow users to turn off political adverts in the run-up to the US presidential election, while promising to block adverts from foreign state-controlled media. The social media giant will also launch a new ‘Voting Information Center’, giving Facebook and Instagram users details on registering to vote, polling places and voting … Read more
Facebook has today insisted it will not block or censor Donald Trump in the upcoming US Presidential Election but has instead promised to increase its transparency, while launching a new ‘Voting Information Center’. Writing in the Daily Telegraph today, former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Nick Clegg, who is now working for Facebook’s European operation, said … Read more
Facebook showcases feature in its business communication tool Workplace that lets employers ban topics like ‘unionize’ An internal presentation on a feature in ‘Workplace’ suggested that ‘unionize’ could be a word banned by employers The presentation caused backlash from employees and was taken down The incident is the latest clash of company culture at Facebook … Read more
Revealed: deepfake contest run by Facebook shows that top algorithm was only able to spot a doctored video 65% of the time A contest found the best algorithm had a 65 percent success rate The contest had 2,000 participants with 35,000 algorithms tested Facebook will release the winner as an open-source tech for researchers It will … Read more