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What Facebook"s internal audit on political bias says

Facebook on Tuesday released the results of an independent audit conducted by a former Republican senator that found the social networking giant has been biased against conservatives, although not deliberately. The report from former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 20th, 2019

Capitol Report: Facebook’s ongoing ban for Trump threatens to ‘hobble’ his potential 2024 White House run, analyst says

Facebook's continued ban on Donald Trump could end up hurting the former president's political career, namely by hampering a potential White House run in 2024, according to analysts......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 7th, 2021

Trump anxiously awaits Facebook"s decision about restoring his account, which is seen as "essential for his future political viability"

The social-media platform is expected to announce its decision Wednesday morning after indefinitely barring Donald Trump from the site in January. Donald Trump addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hyatt.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 5th, 2021

Trump anxiously awaits Facebook"s decision about restoring his account which is seen as "essential for his future political viability"

The social media platform is expected to announce its decision in the matter Wednesday morning, after indefinitely banning him from th.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 4th, 2021

: Facebook’s internal ‘supreme court’ to decide Wednesday whether to reinstate Trump’s account

The decision will be the most high-profile in the short history of the oversight body, wh.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 4th, 2021

Facebook failed to prevent far-right groups from planning the US Capitol siege, according to an internal report

The report said Facebook found it hard to know whether each post or group was a coordinated effort to delegitimize the election or.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 24th, 2021

Why you shouldn"t bet on North Carolina bill that lets users sue Facebook, Twitter for censorship

A new bill in the state legislature would allow social-media users to sue companies such as Facebook and Twitter for censoring political posts — but legal experts aren't optimistic that it would pass constitutional muster......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 5th, 2021

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.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 5th, 2021

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: Unconscious bias is hindering professional women, and more leaders need to start talking about it

On International Women's Day, the tech executive is calling on managers to start having hard conversations with their direct reports about prejudice. Current trainings on unconscious bias often fall short because they don't push managers.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 8th, 2021

Far-right sources on Facebook get more engagement than any other political posts, study finds

A new New York University study found that far-right news sources and information on Facebook have better engagement than center or far-left sources......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 4th, 2021

#SocialStocks: Facebook resumes political ads, Twitter announces long-term goals

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMar 3rd, 2021

Facebook says it will resume political ads March 4

Facebook Inc. is resuming political, electoral, and .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 3rd, 2021

Facebook resuming political, electoral, social issue ads tomorrow

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMar 3rd, 2021

Facebook moves to scale down political content

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says users want politics to be a smaller part of their social media experience......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 10th, 2021

Facebook says it won"t promote political groups in the "long term," but struggles to deliver on that promise

Facebook promised not to suggest political groups to its users ahead of the US election, but The Markup reported the company failed to deliver. Business Insider A member of Oath Keepers, a far-right extremist group.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 28th, 2021

Amazon, Facebook, other tech giants spent roughly $65 million to lobby Washington last year

The sizable sums foreshadow the political blitz that Silicon Valley is likely to mount in the face of fresh promises from President Biden and his new Democratic control in Congress that they plan to rein in the tech industry......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 22nd, 2021

Selena Gomez emailed Sheryl Sandberg months before the Capitol siege to highlight US militia group activity on Facebook

The actress told Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg that major tech firms needed to crack down on political lies and violent speech. Selena Gomez seen on the set of "Only Murders in the Buildi.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 17th, 2021

Parler Sues Amazon Over Allegations Of Political Bias, Favoring Twitter

Parler accused Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AZMN) of favoring Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) in a lawsuit filed Monday after the former shut down its services following last week’s& read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJan 11th, 2021

Google joins Microsoft and Facebook in freezing all political contributions following the Capitol siege

Google, Microsoft, and Fa.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 11th, 2021

Wall Street retreats from record highs amid virus, political uncertainty

Twitter and Facebook shares slide after the social media sites crack down on President Trump......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 11th, 2021

JPMorgan, Citibank, Microsoft, and Facebook are pausing all political donations to both Republicans and Democrats after the Capitol siege

After Wednesday's violent insurrection, top US firms are temporarily suspending their political donations. Getty After Wednesday's Capitol siege, top US firms are suspending political donations. JP Morgan, Citibank, .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 11th, 2021