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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Get New Features Like Voice and Video Calls, Encrypted Messaging
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Facebook Groups Gets New Feature That Lets Admins Remove Misinformation With Ease
Facebook on Thursday added a method for people running groups to automatically sift out claims that have been debunked since being posted. The ability for group administrators to send misinformation to a "quarantine queue" comes ahead of midterm elections in the United States and as Facebook-parent Meta continues to fend off critics who say it does...
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Facebook Adds Feature To Remove Misinformation From Groups
Facebook on Thursday added a method for people running groups to automatically sift out claims that have been debunked since being posted.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Violent Hate Speeches in Advertisements Submitted by Non-Profit Groups
Facebook and parent company Meta again failed the test to detect violent hate speech in advertisements submitted by Global Witness and Foxglove. The group created 12 text-based ads that used dehumanizing hate speech. While Facebook’s systems approved the ads for publication, they were not actually published on the platform.
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Facebook Accounts Removed in Philippines Ahead of Elections to Curb Misinformation: Meta
Meta has removed Facebook accounts, pages, and groups in the Philippines due to concerns regarding spread of hate speech and misinformation. It also stated that advertisers would have to include 'Paid for by' disclaimers in ads related to the election.
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Meta, Formerly Facebook, Plans to Remove Thousands of Sensitive Ad-Targeting Options
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, said it plans to remove detailed ad-targeting options that refer to "sensitive" topics, such as advertisements based on interactions with content around race, health, religious practices, political beliefs, or sexual orientation.
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Facebook Plans To Remove "Sensitive" Ad Targeting Options
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it plans to remove detailed ad targeting options that refer to "sensitive" topics, such as ads based on interactions with content around race, health, religious practices, political beliefs or sexual orientation.
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Facebook Accused of Buying and Burying Rivals by US FTC in Renewed Antitrust Fight
The US Federal Trade Commission refreshed its antitrust case against Facebook, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and once again asking a judge to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Google Play Store Removes Nine Malicious Apps That Reportedly Stole Users Facebook Login Credentials
Google Play Store has removed nine malicious apps over suspicions that these apps stole users Facebook login credentials. Users were reportedly given an option to remove ads from these apps if they logged in using the social media platform and were tricked into revealing their login credentials. Users who downloaded these apps are advised to thorou...
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Facebook Removes Ukraine Political 'Influence-for-Hire' Network
Facebook has taken down a network of hundreds of fake accounts and pages targeting people in Ukraine and linked to individuals previously sanctioned by the United States for efforts to interfere in US elections, the company said.
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Facebook Glitches Allow Banned US Election Advertisements to Recirculate
Facebook acknowledged glitches in enforcing its policy on removing misleading political advertising for the US election after a report revealed banned messages were being recirculated.
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Facebook Moves to Target Misinformation Before US Presidential Election
With just two months left until the US presidential election, Facebook says it is taking more steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”
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Facebook Ad Boycott Campaign to Go Global, Organisers Say
Organisers of a Facebook Inc advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech.
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Facebook Pulls Trump Ads Which Used Nazi Symbol
Facebook on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump's campaign containing a symbol used by Nazi Germany, the latest move in a heated battle over inflammatory political content on social media.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Get New Features Like Voice and Video Calls, Encrypted Messaging
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Facebook Groups Gets New Feature That Lets Admins Remove Misinformation With Ease
Facebook on Thursday added a method for people running groups to automatically sift out claims that have been debunked since being posted. The ability for group administrators to send misinformation to a "quarantine queue" comes ahead of midterm elections in the United States and as Facebook-parent Meta continues to fend off critics who say it does...
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Facebook Adds Feature To Remove Misinformation From Groups
Facebook on Thursday added a method for people running groups to automatically sift out claims that have been debunked since being posted.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Violent Hate Speeches in Advertisements Submitted by Non-Profit Groups
Facebook and parent company Meta again failed the test to detect violent hate speech in advertisements submitted by Global Witness and Foxglove. The group created 12 text-based ads that used dehumanizing hate speech. While Facebook’s systems approved the ads for publication, they were not actually published on the platform.
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Facebook Accounts Removed in Philippines Ahead of Elections to Curb Misinformation: Meta
Meta has removed Facebook accounts, pages, and groups in the Philippines due to concerns regarding spread of hate speech and misinformation. It also stated that advertisers would have to include 'Paid for by' disclaimers in ads related to the election.
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Meta, Formerly Facebook, Plans to Remove Thousands of Sensitive Ad-Targeting Options
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, said it plans to remove detailed ad-targeting options that refer to "sensitive" topics, such as advertisements based on interactions with content around race, health, religious practices, political beliefs, or sexual orientation.
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Facebook Plans To Remove "Sensitive" Ad Targeting Options
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it plans to remove detailed ad targeting options that refer to "sensitive" topics, such as ads based on interactions with content around race, health, religious practices, political beliefs or sexual orientation.
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Facebook Accused of Buying and Burying Rivals by US FTC in Renewed Antitrust Fight
The US Federal Trade Commission refreshed its antitrust case against Facebook, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and once again asking a judge to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Google Play Store Removes Nine Malicious Apps That Reportedly Stole Users Facebook Login Credentials
Google Play Store has removed nine malicious apps over suspicions that these apps stole users Facebook login credentials. Users were reportedly given an option to remove ads from these apps if they logged in using the social media platform and were tricked into revealing their login credentials. Users who downloaded these apps are advised to thorou...
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Facebook Removes Ukraine Political 'Influence-for-Hire' Network
Facebook has taken down a network of hundreds of fake accounts and pages targeting people in Ukraine and linked to individuals previously sanctioned by the United States for efforts to interfere in US elections, the company said.
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Facebook Glitches Allow Banned US Election Advertisements to Recirculate
Facebook acknowledged glitches in enforcing its policy on removing misleading political advertising for the US election after a report revealed banned messages were being recirculated.
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Facebook Moves to Target Misinformation Before US Presidential Election
With just two months left until the US presidential election, Facebook says it is taking more steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”
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Facebook Ad Boycott Campaign to Go Global, Organisers Say
Organisers of a Facebook Inc advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech.
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Facebook Pulls Trump Ads Which Used Nazi Symbol
Facebook on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump's campaign containing a symbol used by Nazi Germany, the latest move in a heated battle over inflammatory political content on social media.
