Facebook execs aimed to hide election meddling, propaganda on platform, NYT says
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Facebook announces changes to combat election meddling
Facebook rolled out another big set of changes to its platform on Friday in advance of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony on Capitol Hill next week......»»
F8 recap: Zuckerberg addresses Facebook"s tumultuous year
At the company's annual developer conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began by addressing election meddling, fake news, and data privacy on the platform......»»
Facebook Partners With the Atlantic Council to Fight Election Propaganda
An effort to stop potential meddling during upcoming world elections. Facebook is partnering with the Atlantic Council in another effort to combat election-related propaganda and misinformation from proliferating on its service. The social n.....»»
Top Facebook, Twitter execs to testify on US election meddling
Top executives at Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have agreed to testify at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in September as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday......»»
Facebook"s top execs took home hefty bonuses in the second half of 2020, partially as a reward for the company"s "election integrity efforts"
Two Facebook executives collectively got just shy of $1 million in bonuses in the second half of 2020, according to a new SEC filing. .....»»
Facebook Faces Internal Criticism Over Promoting China State Propaganda On Uyghurs: WSJ
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) employees have raised concerns over China’s use of the social media platform to spread state propaganda about its Uyghur minority population, the Wall Street Journal read more.....»»
Dan Bongino runs one of the top US Facebook pages, but says its execs never speak to him and "do everything they can to get in my way"
Conservative commentator Dan Bongino is one of the most popular US figures on Facebook, but claimed that his success is in spite of the platform. Dan Bongino speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Rich Polk/Ge.....»»
Facebook is testing a platform called The Re-Entry App aimed at prisoners who are being released back into society
The new social media site for prisoners, The Re-Entry App, is part of Facebook's efforts to build more platforms for marginalized communities. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Pal.....»»
The CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter will appear before Congress in a misinformation hearing on Thursday. Here"s why the execs are testifying.
Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey have faced pressure to moderate misinformation about the pandemic and the election. Left to right: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Su.....»»
Angry Soros demands top Facebook execs step down
Facebook continues to run political advertising on its platform, stating that it should not litigate the legitimacy of claims made in campaign ads......»»
Angry Soros demands top Facebook execs step down
Facebook continues to run political advertising on its platform, stating that it should not litigate the legitimacy of claims made in campaign ads......»»
Facebook rejected calls to ban or fact-check political ads ahead of the UK"s general election
Associated Press/Francois Mori Facebook has rejected calls to ban political ads on its platform ahead of a general election in the UK on December 12. The company told journalists on Thursday that it wanted to allow politicians an.....»»
How Facebook could change Trump"s 2020 re-election bid
Screenshot. Twitter announced Wednesday it will ban political advertising from its platform. The move unleashed newfound pressure on Facebook and other social media giants to follow suit. That cou.....»»
‘Putin’s chef,’ architect of interference in 2016 U.S. election, is now meddling in African politics, Facebook says
The man behind Russia's Internet Research Agency trolls that worked to elect Donald Trump has been active in Africa, too, according to Facebook, which took down more than 170 accounts with nearly 1 million followers overall......»»
Civil rights leaders thought they’d figured out how to deal with Facebook. But now they are ‘livid.’
Citing foreign interference in the 2016 election and past efforts of voter suppression, activists raise alarm over Facebook’s decision to allow politicians to lie on the platform without consequences......»»
Facebook Tells Biden"s Propaganda Campaign It Won"t Remove Other Propaganda From The Platform
Facebook Tells Biden's Propaganda Campaign It Won't Remove Other Propaganda From The Platform Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Social media giant Facebook has rejected the Joe Biden campaign’s request to remove Trum.....»»
Russia Formally Warns Google, Facebook Against Election "Interference" & Meddling
Russia Formally Warns G.....»»
Facebook tightens rules for U.S. political advertisers ahead of 2020 election
Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November 2020......»»
Facebook Opens a Command Post to Thwart Election Meddling in Europe
The social network took the wraps off a special operations center in Dublin ahead of this month’s European Union voting......»»
Facebook rolls out political ad transparency across the EU, 2 months before an election that"s vulnerable to Russian meddling
REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein Facebook has rolled out its political ad transparency tools across the EU, two months before European Parliament elections take place. Turnout for.....»»