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News Articles: Social Media

Facebook is for the first time making public information on what content gets the most views on the social network.

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  • Technology

Facebook Reveals Most Viewed Posts To Rebut Claims It's Rife With Disinformation

The social network is pushing back against claims its platform is dominated by inflammatory, highly partisan right-wing accounts.

August 18, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Facebook cut off access to NYU researchers studying political ads and COVID-19 misinformation, saying their work violated its terms of service.

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  • Technology

NYU Researchers Were Studying Disinformation On Facebook. The Company Cut Them Off

Facebook disabled the academics' accounts and blocked their access to its platform, saying they had violated its terms of service by collecting data about political ads.

August 05, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2018. In July 2020, Holocaust survivors around the world urged Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site.

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  • Technology

Antisemitic Posts Are Rarely Removed By Social Media Companies, A Study Finds

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok took no action on 84% of antisemitic posts, despite pledging to crack down on hate speech, according to the Center to Counter Digital Hate.

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
After her Facebook account was hacked, Angela McNamara of Hamilton, Ontario, struggled to get help from the social network. Using its automated process to recover her account failed to work for her, says McNamara.

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  • Technology

Your Facebook Account Was Hacked. Getting Help May Take Weeks — Or $299

When Facebook accounts get hacked, victims call and email the company for help to little avail. Some have found a costly workaround: buying a virtual reality headset to get customer service.

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
When kids under 16 join Instagram, their accounts will be made private automatically, as part of new safety settings for teens.

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  • Technology

Instagram Debuts New Safety Settings For Teenagers

The Facebook-owned app is making new accounts for kids under 16 private by default, amid growing pressure over child safety and privacy.

July 27, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is co-sponsoring a bill that seeks to hold social media platforms responsible for the proliferation of health misinformation during a public health emergency.

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  • Technology

Democrats Want To Hold Social Media Companies Responsible For Health Misinformation

Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would hold Facebook, YouTube and other social media companies responsible if they promote harmful health claims on their platforms.

July 22, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
Breitbart reporter speaking to members of the Georgia Legislature

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  • Politics

Ga. Lawmakers Study Ways To Balance 'Big Tech' Bans Versus Business Rights

What should be the balance between the free speech rights of large social media companies and those of the people who use their platforms, and should the Georgia Legislature create rules to strike that balance?

July 16, 2021
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  • Ross Williams

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  • Technology

Reporters Reveal 'Ugly Truth' Of How Facebook Enables Hate Groups And Disinformation

In a new book, Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel say Facebook failed in its effort to combat disinformation. "Facebook knew the potential for explosive violence was very real [on Jan 6]," Kang says.

July 13, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Former President Donald Trump has announced that he is suing three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube. Here, he walks onstage during a rally on July 3 in Sarasota, Fla.

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  • Technology

Donald Trump Sues Facebook, YouTube And Twitter For Alleged Censorship

The former president filed suit against three of the nation's biggest tech giants, alleging they wrongfully kicked him off their platforms after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol.

July 08, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Black creators on TikTok have joined a widespread strike over what some are criticizing as cultural appropriation on the popular video app.

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  • News

Black TikTok Creators Are On Strike To Protest A Lack Of Credit For Their Work

Black creators on TikTok say that for years, non-black creators have risen to fame performing dances that Black influencers on the app created.

July 02, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Taylour Paige stars as the on-screen incarnation of <em>Zola.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Zola' Takes A Twitter Thread And Turns It Into A Fever Dream On Film

What began as an explosive social media thread about two women's Florida road trip gone wrong, becomes a provocative and stylish comedy of errors on-screen.

June 29, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris

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  • Technology

Social Audio Began As A Pandemic Fad. Tech Companies See It As The Future

Live conversations on Clubhouse and Twitter took off during the pandemic, connecting people online when they couldn't in real life. Now social media companies are scrambling to launch audio features.

June 11, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a standoff with social media companies over what content gets investigated or blocked online, and who gets to decide.

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  • Asia

India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'

India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.

June 10, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Shannon Bond
From left: Home cooked food at Srabasti Ghosh's home, ready for delivery. A volunteer delivers food to COVID-19 patients outside their home. Ghosh (right) with a friend who has joined to help.

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  • Global Health

How Two Dancers, A Mom And A Life Coach Help Out In India's COVID Crisis

Amid India's COVID surge, regular folks are channeling their time, talents and resources to support their neighbors — and strangers, too. Public health experts say it's making a real impact.

June 03, 2021
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By:
  • Sreyashi Dey
Parents and tech companies are both struggling with how to handle underage kids using social media apps.

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  • Technology

Parents To Facebook: Don't Make A Kid-Only Instagram, Just A Better Instagram

Facebook says it's working on a safer version of Instagram just for kids. Many parents worry about their kids' use of social media — but they don't trust Facebook's solution.

June 02, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
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