Politics | Politics
Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Killed Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook killed the Hunter Biden laptop story after the FBI warned of possible Russian disinformation.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Instagram and Facebook Users Turn to Small Claims Courts to Recover Lost Accounts
Facebook and Instagram users are suing Meta in small claims court to recover their lost accounts due to the lack of customer service help.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Workplace Facebook Disaster | Workplace Coach Blog
Workplace Facebook disaster: What happens when you friend the wrong person and she reshares information you consider private
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Yikes! You Friended Them. | Workplace Coach Blog
Yikes! You friended them & lived to regret it. The four types you should never friend on Facebook & what could happen.
News | News
PODCAST | Voting ‘Present' On Condemning Rape & Sexual Assault?
Before we get into the meat of this America's Third Watch segment, I just had to comment on the absolute abdication of humanity exercised by US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in her “present” vote addressing Hamas' use of rape and sexual assault
Science & Technology | Social Media
Meta to Label AI Images on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Labels for images detected as AI generated are expected to roll out in the coming months across Meta's three primary social media apps.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Can Your Posts about the Israel/Hamas War Get You Fired? | Workplace Coach Blog
Fired for social media posts about the Israel/Hamas war; how many employees have been fired; what you need to decide before you post
News | News
Thanks to a Privacy Breach, Facebook May Owe You Some Money
There's a week left to file a claim for your (small) share of a $725 million settlement.
Politics | Politics
Facebook suppressed information on vaccines to avoid 'vaccine negative environment,' files show | Fox News
Newly released Facebook files show employees admitting they would issue "demotions" to some posts about vaccines to avoid a "vaccine negative environment."
Politics | Politics
Judge Denies Biden Admin’s Request for a Stay of Social Media Censorship Case
A federal judge Monday denied the Department of Justice's (DOJ) request to stay a ruling that places limits ...
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired | Workplace Coach Blog
Jokes and social media posts that get you fired; the chances you'll be fired; what thype of posts are getting others fired; your defenses and risks;
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook Takes Sexuality, Address, Politics, Religion Off Your Profile
The update to the world's biggest social network will prevent you from broadcasting certain details in your bio, a farewell to the early days of social media.
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook warns 1 million users whose logins were stolen by scam mobile apps
402 malicious apps plagued Apple and Google’s stores.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
If Facebook, Twitter, And Google Hide Information For The World’s Rulers, Elections Are A Scam
In the name of 'saving democracy,' the global ruling class is making sure nobody's votes count but theirs.
Politics | Free Speech
Facebook spied on private messages of Americans who questioned 2020 election
Facebook has been spying on the private messages and data of American users and reporting them to the FBI if they express anti-government or anti-authority sentiments — or question the 2020 election — according to sources within the Department of Just
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Document dump in Biden-Tech collusion suit reveals 'massive, sprawling' censorship: plaintiffs
Justice Department fights demand for Anthony Fauci testimony, including "nature and content" of phone conversations with Mark Zuckerberg. Several White House staff among 50-plus federal officials tied to misinformation removal efforts.
Science & Technology | Social Media
If you think Instagram is bad now, you won’t like Zuckerberg’s plans
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta plans to double the number of algorithmically recommended posts we see on our Instagram and Facebook feeds by the end of next year.
News | News
EXCLUSIVE: Facebook is funding and working closely with pro-Palestine charity that is linked to alleged terror groups that revere convicted killers and had a 'Holocaust denier' as a guest speaker - along with Rep Rashida Tlaib
Meta, Facebook's parent company, provides funding and works closely with pro-Palestine charity 7amleh.
News | News
The Medialine: Meta Is Moving on up in Tel Aviv, Rents 20 Floors of New High-rise
The Medialine: Meta Is Moving on up in Tel Aviv, Rents 20 Floors of New High-rise The Medialine Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has rented 20 floors and 660 parking spaces in a Tel Aviv high-rise building that is still under construction. Me
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook users banned ‘indefinitely’ for ignoring messages
Many Facebook users were given a March 17 deadline to set up the security program or face having their account locked until its done.
News | News
Facebook allows posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers in specific countries
Facebook’s policy exception applies in Ukraine
News | News
Texas Lawsuit Claims Facebook's Facial Recognition Violated User Privacy and Broke the Law
The suit claims the company violated state laws by gathering and using facial recognition data on millions of users without their consent.
News | News
Facebook Threatens to Ban Head of UN Watchdog for Post Critical of Taliban, BDS Movement
Hillel Neuer. Photo: UN Watch. Facebook has threatened to ban the head of the watchdog group UN Watch due to …
News | News
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – The Historical Jewish Origins of Facebook’s “Metaverse”
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – The Historical Jewish Origins of Facebook’s “Metaverse” Is “virtuality” a new phenomenon spawned by contemporary technology? Not at all! Virtuality has been part of humanity from the start, expanding through histo
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Facebook Bans Conservative Children’s Book Publisher
Facebook banned a conservative publishing company from advertising children's books on the site, claiming its ads were "disruptive content."
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Facebook Makes a Shocking Admission About Its Fact Check Labels in Court Filing
As regular readers of PJ Media know, we’ve been battling Facebook’s fact-checkers for the last few years, especially on topics where there are genuine—and legitimate—differences of opinion...
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Facebook 'Hate Speech' Algorithm Found 90% of Hate Speech Directed at White People
The Washington Post reported that an April 2020 examination of Facebook’s anti-racism algorithm found that roughly 90 percent of the...
News | News Items
Frances Haugen says Facebook's algorithms are dangerous. Here’s why. | MIT Technology Review
The Facebook whistleblower's testimony at the Senate hearing raised serious questions about how its algorithms work—and what its users get to see.
Politics | Liberal Fascism
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand thinks we need a dedicated regulatory agency to police Facebook for misinformation
Just what the country needs — another regulatory agency.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Congress Demands Action Against Facebook After Hearing Whistleblower Testimony
The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security heard testimony Tuesday from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, ...
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Facebook has finally given a reason for the six-hour outage Monday - The Verge
Facebook platforms including Whatsapp, Instagram, Messenger, and Oculus VR were offline most of the day Monday as part of a massive outage caused by a configuration issue.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook and Instagram go down the day after whistleblower goes public
WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are down too.
News | News
Blood on My Hands: Facebook Bans Song About Biden Afghan Failure
In its continued assault on free speech, Facebook has executed a very Fascist move in banning the video of a song written by singer-song...
News | The News
Parler wants an apology from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg after a report said the FBI found little evidence the Capitol riot was a coordinated attack
Sandberg said the attack was planned on other platforms, such as Parler, the "free speech" app that conservatives flocked to after the election.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
ABSURD! Facebook Oversight Board Prefers Consistency, Globalism to American Values
Members of Facebook’s Oversight Board revealed that the board prefers to operate under the guideposts of globalism and so-called consistency — not American values enumerated in the First Amendment.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Facebook Removes Campaign Ad Over Link to Fox News
Facebook on Monday removed a campaign ad that criticized President Biden's Afghanistan policy, suggesting the post violated Facebook rules by linking to a Fox News article.
News | News
Facebook and Twitter Remove Fraction of Anti-Semitic Posts, Report Finds
Facebook and Twitter only removed a small fraction of anti-Semitic posts users reported in 2021, highlighting the difficulties social media companies face when moderating hate speech.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Exactly How Facebook Learned Every Single Thing About You
In 'An Ugly Truth,' reporters Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel chart the rise of Facebook and how the company sacrificed user privacy and facts for engagement.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook Wants Access to Your Encrypted Messages So It Can Show You More Ads
The social media giant just doesn't get it.
Politics | Politics
Biden backtracks, says 'Facebook isn't killing people'
The US president is still pressing the social network to do more to combat vaccine misinformation.
News | News
Biden White House Crosses the Line into Full-Blown Facebook Fascism
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki exposed disturbing news that the Biden administration is actively working with the social media...
News | News
Emails Reveal Biden Campaign Pressured Facebook to Censor Trump
In a very rare nod to Facebook, new emails reveal the social media giant refused to bow to incredible pressure from the Biden campaign to...
News | In The News
In Huge Blow To Antitrust Efforts Against Big Tech, Federal Judge Dismisses Suits Against Facebook
In a massive blow to Congress’ effort to rein in Big Tech, a federal judge threw out antitrust lawsuits leveled against Facebook by the Federal Trade
News | News
VIDEO: Pink Floyd’s Waters Pushes Back Against Social Media Censorship
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame, had strong words in his rejection of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s request to use one of his...
News | News
Why Facebook’s Fascist Ban of Trump Is an Attack on the American Political System
In an action that begs the question of whether Facebook has any fidelity to the spirit of the First Amendment at all, the social media...
Science & Technology | Technology
Report says Facebook’s creepy data collection lets Big Pharma target your illness
Facebook is at the center of two different privacy issues that have the same thing in common: Facebook appears to want unchecked access to your information.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Facebook Permanently Bans Major Pro-Life News Site
Facebook has permanently banned LifeSiteNews, a popular pro-life news outlet, for publishing “false information about COVID-19.” | Tech
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Completely delete your Facebook account, loose ends and all - CNET
Deleting your Facebook account isn't as simple as clicking a button. Here's everything you need to know.
Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing
Leaked Facebook memo reveals how advertisers will be impacted following iOS 14.5 release
Apple finally introduced iOS 14.5 this week, which comes with the long-awaited App Tracking Transparency feature to prevent third-party apps from tracking users across the web. Since the announcement of this feature, Facebook has been complaining about th
Science & Technology | Social Media
The Best Sites to Buy Real Facebook Likes and Followers
Want to grow your influence on Facebook? This article shares a list of the best sites to buy real Facebook followers and likes.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook now lets you transfer your photos, posts and notes to other sites. Here's how
Want to quit Facebook? Now you don't have to worry about losing all of your posts.
News | News
Instagram for Kids? A Horrible Idea That Invites Further Indoctrination
A coalition of child safety advocates is opposing Facebook’s plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under 13 years of age...
Science & Technology | Social Media
Personal data of 533 million Facebook users leaks online
Personal data from 533 million Facebook accounts has reportedly leaked online for free. Records included phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and email addresses.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook denies its algorithms are a problem, but launches a tool to more easily view a non-algorithmic News Feed
Following years of backlash over its algorithms and their ability to push people to more extreme content, which Facebook continues to deny, the company today announced it would give its users new tools to more easily switch over to non-algorithmic views o
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook caught Chinese hackers using fake personas to target Uyghurs abroad
Facebook on Wednesday announced new actions to disrupt a network of China-based hackers leveraging the platform to compromise targets in the Uyghur community. The group, known to security researchers as “Earth Empusa,” “Evil Eye” or “Poison Carp” targeted
News | News
Supreme Court Rules Lawsuit Against Facebook’s for Violating Federal Wiretap Laws Can Proceed
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Facebook to intervene in a $15 billion class-action lawsuit that charges the BigTech...
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook services restored after global outage
Facebook Inc has fixed a technical issue that caused a global outage of its services after more than a million people reported problems with its photo-sharing app Instagram.
News | News
Facebook Official: ‘Company Has Too Much Power’; ‘Should Be Broken Up’
A top Facebook official was captured in an undercover Project Veritas video saying the social media giant has grown too powerful and...
News | Censorship
Wall Street Journal Endorses Section 230 Reforms After Facebook’s 'Phony Fact-Check'
After a second instance where social media publisher Facebook has used partisan fact-checkers to challenge analysis, the Wall Street...
News | News
EEOC Opens Investigation into Charges Facebook Engages in 'Systemic' Racial Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has opened an investigation into reports that Facebook employs racially discriminatory hiring...
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook will pay $650 million to settle class action suit centered on Illinois privacy law | TechCrunch
Facebook was ordered to pay $650 million Friday for running afoul of an Illinois law designed to protect the state’s residents from invasive privacy practices. That law, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), is a powerful state measure that’s trip
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Now the Israel Haters Turn on Facebook
Linda Sarsour. Photo: Festival of Faiths via Wikimedia Commons. You can say you don’t like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, …
News | Antisemitism Watch
The disingenuousness of Mitchell Plitnick and the critics of Facebook eying the word "Zionist”
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook to pay news industry $1 billion over 3 years - Axios
The pledge comes as Australia passes a new media law designed to make tech giants pay for news.
News | News
Canada to Follow Australia; Takes on Facebook on Payment for Content Issue
Canada is joining Australia in taking on Facebook, following Australia's move to craft legislation demanding payment for content not created by the company. Facebook as "unfriended" the entire country of Australia, denying Australians access to the Facebo
News | News
Biden Administration Teaming Up with BigTech to Censor Vaccine Skeptics
The Biden White House is teaming up with BigTech social media companies to make sure such material deemed "disinformation" regarding the COVID vaccines “does not start trending on such platforms and become a broader movement." The White House’s direct
News | News
Fox News’ Parent Company Strikes Lucrative Deal With China-Adjacent Google To Profit Off Australia’s Big Tech Ban
NewsCorp, the parent company of Fox News, has struck a wide-ranging three-year deal with internet giant Google to provide news
Politics | Big tech
Facebook Shows Australia Who's Boss: Cuts off News Down Under and Blocks Access to Health Departments, Charities, Emergency Services in the Process
The tech giants are openly flaunting their dominance over the planet and independent thought. It will no longer be allowed. In January the far left tech giants colluded together and then silenced the President of the United States. Then these tech thugs t
News | News
Instagram Now Reads Your Private Messages To Detect And Ban ‘Hate Speech’
Instagram, a subsidiary of the wide reaching Facebook empire, has announced that they will be eavesdropping on private direct messages
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook will now take down posts claiming vaccines cause autism - The Verge
Facebook is expanding what kinds of COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation get removed from its platforms, including posts that claim vaccines cause autism. The company is also adding information about COVID-19 vaccines to its Information Center.
Business & Finance | Business
Apple versus Facebook on ad-tracking: Harvard sides with Apple
We've seen an increasingly heated Apple versus Facebook battle over the upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature, which will require app ...
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook plans to reduce political content in the News Feed
Facebook's business continues to fire on all cylinders even as the company faces growing scrutiny from regulators over its acquisitions and from critics for the role its platform may have played in spreading lies about the US presidential election.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook's next product frontier is reportedly newsletters
Facebook is gearing up to snatch a piece of the newsletter pie.
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook, Reddit get low marks for handling of Holocaust denial content
The two companies, along with Discord and Steam, get a "D" in a report card prepared by the Anti-Defamation League. Facebook disagrees with the grade.
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook spent more on lobbying than any other Big Tech company in 2020
Tech companies disclosed their lobbying spending for the fourth quarter late Thursday night, revealing big swings in spending from 2019 to 2020.
News | News
FTC and State AGs v. Facebook: Monopolization Law Faces Biggest Challenge in Decades
The FTC and attorneys general of 48 states recently filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook for allegedly monopolizing the “personal social network services” market. Jonathan Rubin and Jennifer M. Oliver, partners at MoginRubin LLP, say the agencies wil
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Facebook to remove 'stop the steal' content ahead of inauguration
The social network is taking tougher action against voter fraud misinformation after last week's deadly riot at the US Capitol.
News | News
THE PURGE? ABC’s News Director Calls for ‘Cleansing’ Trump’s Supporters
Rick Klein, news director for ABC News wants to “cleanse” the nation of everyone and anyone who supports the President’s
News | News
‘Campaign Monitor’ Email Service Dumps Trump Campaign from Platform
On Friday, Facebook and Twitter launched an unprecedented attack on free speech and the right to freely assemble in today’s
News | News
ELECTION INTERFERENCE: Facebook Bans Campaign Ad Account Used By Loeffler, Perdue
Just days before the pivotal twin US Senate run-off elections in Georgia, Facebook has once again inserted itself into the
Politics | Politics
Rep. Debbie Dingell Demands Facebook Remove Criticism of Islam
The political climate is so rancid today that Dingell will pay no political price for her association with CAIR or her open opposition to the freedom of speech.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Facebook Attacks Apple Software Changes in Newspaper Ads
Facebook Inc. lashed out at Apple Inc. in a series of full-page newspaper ads, claiming the iPhone maker’s coming mobile software changes around data gathering and targeted advertising are bad for small businesses.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Does Big Tech Face Regrets For Killing Their Reputations To Rig 2020?
By now the credibility of The New York Post's blockbuster reporting on Hunter Biden during the election has been cemented.
Politics | Big tech
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship | The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. P
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook’s latest ad tool fail puts another dent in its reputation | TechCrunch
Reset yer counters: Facebook has had to ‘fess up to yet another major ad reporting fail. This one looks like it could be costly for the tech giant to put right — not least because it’s another dent in its reputation for self reporting. (For past Facebook
News | News
Facebook Engaged ‘Emergency’ Conservative Censorship Post-Election
Facebook, Twitter, and Google did a tremendous amount of damage to the nation in the run-up to the 2020 General
News | News
Anti-Conservative Censorship Spreads To Mailchimp, WordPress.com Hosting
At first it was just Facebook and Twitter exercising what just about everyone considered censorship. Some who protested too loudly
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Hawley Claims to Have 'Clear Evidence' That Facebook, Google, Twitter Plot Censorship Together
On Tuesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) claimed that a former Facebook employee approached him with documents presenting “clear evidence” that Facebook, Google, and Twitter coordinate on censorship and that Facebook tracks its users’ behavior even when they leave the platform.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Crime ring stole thousands of Facebook passwords, then forgot to use a password - CNET
Exclusive: Researchers came across stolen user data in logs stored on a cloud server. It's offline now.
Politics | Politics
Facebook Censors Grassroots 'Stop the Steal' Group with 300,000+ Members
Facebook has censored Stop the Steal, a rapidly growing Facebook page set up by Trump voters organizing in-person rallies at voting locations to demand integrity in the ballot counting process.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Trump: 'They Say You Cannot Win Without Big Tech, We're Going to Find Out'
During his rally last night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, President Trump discussed Big Tech and its efforts to influence the presidential election. Trump pointed out: "Well they say you can't win without Big Tech, well we're going to find out tomorrow, wou
Politics | Politics
Facebook censorship board is comprised mostly of foreign nationals with ties to George Soros – The Buffalo Chronicle
The recently appointed Facebook oversight board tasked with deciding which posts get blocked from the world’s most popular social networking website is stacked with leftists and foreign n…
Politics | Politics
Facebook halts recommendations on political groups
With the 2020 presidential election now just three days away, Facebook Inc. has temporarily halted a feature that recommends political groups to its users.
Politics | Politics
‘Enforcement Error’: Facebook Reinstates ‘New Jersey Women For Trump’ Page After Trump Complains | The Daily Wire
Facebook reinstated a pro-Trump Facebook page with more than 29,000 members after President Donald Trump slammed them for taking it down days before the
Politics | Politics
Democrats in Congress Demand More Big Tech Censorship, Not Less
The hearings on social media censorship earlier this week saw Republican Senators, and some Democrat Senators, taking issue with Jack
News | News
BIAS: Politifact, Facebook’s Fact Check Partner, Claims Pro-Police ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag Is ‘Anti-BLM’
The scrutiny of Facebook and Twitter “fact-checking” organization has been front and center throughout the Trump administration, but Politifact has
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls on Congress to reform Section 230
Mark Zuckerberg will ask Congress to reform Section 230, the law that shields tech companies like his from liability for what users post on platforms.
Gaming | Gaming
Facebook tries to reposition itself as a gaming platform with its big bet on cloud gaming
Facebook VP of Play Jason Rubin discusses the company's battles with Apple, the technical challenges of delivering cloud games, Microsoft's deal to distribute its own xCloud games, and the importance of the new Player Name policy.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Facebook Adds Label Defending Mail-In Voting to Breitbart News' Post of Trump Rally Livestream
Facebook added a label to a post on Breitbart News' page trying to persuade voters that mail-in voting has a "long history of trustworthiness," citing a "bipartisan" think-tank from the D.C. swamp. The social network added the note underneath a post from
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook Poised to Face Antitrust Suit With FTC Decision Near - Bloomberg
U.S. antitrust officials are nearing a final decision on bringing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. that accuses the social-media giant of using its dominance to harm competition, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Politics | POLITICS
Biden's Former Ukraine Adviser Now Works on 'Content Regulation,' 'Election Integrity' for Facebook
How could someone who worked for the Democratic nominee fairly judge content to maintain 'election integrity'?
News | Antisemitism Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - Facebook says blood libel isn't a violation of community standards
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook says it will block political ads after polls close on Election Day
The move aims to prevent abuses and confusion during the post-election period.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook rebuts 'The Social Dilemma,' popular Netflix documentary
Facebook argues that the documentary-drama that quickly gained popularity for its critical look of tech platforms "buries the substance in sensationalism."
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook Groups to gain suite of new tools for managing discussions, surfacing public content
Facebook is introducing a suite of new features for Facebook Groups, the private social networking product now used by over 1.8 billion people every month. At the company’s digitally hosted Facebook Communities Summit today, Facebook detailed a set of upc
Science & Technology | Technology
Apple is (temporarily) waiving its App Store fee for Facebook’s online events
Last month, Facebook introduced support for paid online events — and because many of the businesses offering those events have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic, the company also said it would not collect fees for the next year. At the same time,
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook and Instagram testing new feature to cross-post stories to both apps
Instagram and Facebook are testing a new feature that would further deepen the integration between the two platforms. As reported by The Verge, Facebook is testing the ability to bring Instagram stories directly to Facebook stories. The report explains th
Science & Technology | Technology
iOS 14: Facebook’s Apple Nightmare Keeps Getting Worse
Soon-to-launch iOS 14 is a momentous leap for iPhone privacy, but this week Facebook confirmed its Apple nightmare was even worse than previously thought.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook tests linking your FB account to your news subscriptions | TechCrunch
Facebook is testing a new feature that could help news publishers create a better experience for paying subscribers on the social network. The idea is that when Facebook identifies a subscriber from one of its publisher partners, that subscriber will be i
Politics | Media Watch
Liberal 'Fake News' Site Spends Millions on Deceptive Facebook Campaign
Courier Newsroom, a "news" site bankrolled by a major Democratic fundraising network, has undertaken a seven-figure ad campaign to push flattering pieces about vulnerable House Democrats, garnering an estimated million-plus impressions on social media.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook's 'classic' look dies in September
Starting next month, the new Facebook.com will be the only version available as its "classic" website is going away for good.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Report: Facebook Doesn’t ‘Recognize Holocaust Denial’ as Anti-Jewish Hate Speech
Facebook logo. Photo: www.shopcatalog.com via Flickr. JNS.org – Facebook, according to an Aug. 10 report, “actively promotes further Holocaust-denial content …
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook reportedly removed strikes from conservative pages after executive intervened - The Verge
Facebook reportedly cleared misinformation "strikes" against posts by conservative sites including Breitbart after independent fact-checkers discovered misinformation.
Science & Technology | Social Media
How To Create More Engaging Facebook Ads
Facebook ads are exceedingly common, which can make it hard to create ones that actually get users’ attention.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Tech antitrust hearing: Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook, and Pichai testify before Congress - The Verge
The House Judiciary Committee questioned Jeff Bezos about Amazon’s third-party seller relationships, Facebook’s acquisition strategies, Google’s Search practices, and Apple’s app store policies in an antitrust hearing.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Why no one knows which stories are the most popular on Facebook - The Verge
Facebook’s CrowdTangle is only telling part of the story — and viral tweets about it are driving the company crazy
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook to launch officially licensed music videos in the U.S. next month | TechCrunch
Facebook is preparing to launch officially licensed music videos on its social network in the U.S. next month, in a direct challenge to YouTube. In materials reviewed by TechCrunch, Facebook informed Page owners linked to artists they’ll need to toggle on
Science & Technology | Technology
Facebook’s AI separates speech in recordings of up to 5 people
Facebook researchers describe an AI system that can isolate speech from recordings of multiple speakers on a single microphone.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook Considers Banning Political Ads Before US 2020 Election
Facebook Inc. is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days leading up to the U.S. election in November, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking.
Miscellaneous | News bias/fake news/media bias
The New York Times Dropped Millions On Facebook To Advertise The 1619 Project…While Trying To Bully Facebook Into Censorship
The New York Times’ massive campaign to pressure social media giants into restricting freedom of information — particularly dissemination from sources other than mainstream outlets — has now kicked into high gear. Tech columnist Kevin Roose warned the Tim
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook executive acknowledges 'trust deficit' to advertisers
A top Facebook executive acknowledged the platform has a "trust deficit" in a call with advertisers obtained by the Financial Times as brands join a growing bo
Science & Technology | Technology
Jason Calacanis Urges Users to Quit Facebook and Instagram, Says He'll Fund Alternative
"I'm gonna fund folks to replace both platforms," tech investor tweeted Sunday evening
Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy
Pelosi Pours $180,000 Into Facebook Ads While Calling for Advertisers to Boycott Site
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on advertisers to boycott social media networks unless the outlets agree to restrict “dangerous” political speech.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads
Facebook has come under criticism for allowing political ads to contain false statements. Now, Mark Zuckerberg says that users will be able to turn them off.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook will verify identities for suspiciously popular accounts | Engadget
Facebook is now verifying IDs for profiles that have both suspicious behavior and posts that quickly go viral.
News | News
Facebook content oversight member reportedly linked to Muslim Brotherhood
Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman has been picked as one of 20 members of the new board, but has in the past proclaimed support for the Islamist organization.
Science & Technology | Social Media
How to Set Your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to Control Who Sees What | WIRED
Pick who sees your tweets, posts, and stories—and choose what you want to see, too.
Science & Technology | Tech
Zoom vs. Google Meet vs. Facebook's Messenger Rooms: Which is the right video chat app for you?
No video call app is perfect, but one of these might fit your needs more than the others.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook's redesigned website finally starts rolling out to everyone | Engadget
After months of limited availability, Facebook's redesigned desktop website is now rolling out to all of the social media platform's users.
Politics | Big Tech vs Conservatives
Mark Dice takes a closer look at some of the people on Facebook’s new oversight board (and their tweets)
Mark Dice isn't finding a lot of love for the president among the members of Facebook's oversight board.
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook Will Remove Content Organizing Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders, Zuckerberg Says
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said the tech giant is removing posts that look to promote or organize protests against stay-at-home orders
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook to flag fake coronavirus news to users who 'like' or react to hoaxes, sending them to WHO page
Facebook announced the latest effort to clamp down on the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, saying it will warn users if they have "liked, reacted or commented" on content that have been deemed "harmful" and removed by the tech gian
Science & Technology | Tech
Zoom's iOS app is sending your data to Facebook, because privacy is a myth
Zoom’s video conferencing app has grown more popular than ever lately, while people are staying home to flatten the curve. But you should know that there’s a major privacy concern with the service. Last night, Vice reported that Zoom‘s iOS app is nonconse
Psychology | Personality
Are You as in Control of Your Emotions as You Think? | Psychology Today
During times of uncertainty, it’s natural for your mood to be influenced by outside factors. A new study on emotion contagion shows how this process works in a digital world.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook’s less cluttered desktop redesign is more widely available starting today - The Verge
Facebook is rolling out the overhauled version of its desktop site. The new design places a heavier emphasis on two of Facebook’s most critical features — events and groups — and users can try it now before it rolls out officially later this year.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Facebook announces $100 million program for small businesses impacted by coronavirus
Facebook said the grants will be available for up to 30,000 eligible small businesses in over 30 countries. That would be an average of $3,333 per business.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Early Facebook employees: Where are the first 20 now?
Facebook launched 16 years ago, and a lot has changed since then. Here's where the company's first 20 employees ended up.
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Facebook has a new tool to spot spammers, and it's already taken down billions of accounts
Even equipped with a brand-new, high-performance algorithm, Facebook is unsure that it will ever win the war against fake accounts.
Politics | Politics
Facebook Fact Checker Debunks New Smear Against Trump From Media, Democrats: ‘Factually Inaccurate’
A Facebook fact checker intervened this weekend to stop the latest smear against President Donald Trump from the media and members of the Democratic Party after they falsely claimed that the president called the coronavirus a “hoax.” Facebook
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Facebook brings its 3D photos feature to users with single-camera phones
Facebook first showed off its 3D photos back in 2018, and shared the technical details behind it a month later. But unless you had one of a handful of phones with dual cameras back then (when they weren't so common), you couldn't make your own. Today an u
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Facebook Messenger is getting a much simpler new design
Facebook Messenger is removing its Discover tab starting next week, TechCrunch reports, after pledging to do so in August of last year. The removal means chatbots and Instant Games are gone, making Messenger more streamlined and simple in the process.
Politics | Media Watch
Column: The Old Media Pushes Facebook to the Left
The “news” media routinely exhibit a badly disguised loathing for the social media. Journalists calling themselves the “mainstream” expect the social media to bend their platforms to their liberal talking points. Any rogue information that doesn’t match t
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Facebook will pay users for submitting their voice recordings - TechSpot
It seems pretty much every big company, including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, has been listening to and transcribing users’ voice recordings without their consent. It’s a way to improve speech recognition systems, but many customers were ang
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Facebook is testing tabs to organize your News Feed
Facebook caused a lot of hullabaloo when it changed the News Feed from chronological order to an algorithmic ranking, and some people will never get over it. While you can still sort your feed by ‘Most Recent,’ the option is currently buried in the sideba
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3 Strategies to Revive And Grow Your Facebook Business Page
Business pages are still valuable, but the way to leverage them has changed.
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All users can now access Facebook’s tool for controlling which apps and sites can share data for ad-targeting
Facebook is making available to all users worldwide its “Off-Facebook Activity” tool, which allows users to manage and delete the data that third-party websites and apps share with Facebook. The feature was first introduced in 2018 at Facebook’s annual de
