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Meta Now Lets Users Say Women Are "Household Objects", Trans People Have "Mental Illness"
Facebook's parent company Meta has announced a series of sweeping changes in its content moderation policies, including doing away with professional fact-checking and restrictions on controversial remarks.
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'Motivated By My Threats': Trump On Meta's Decision To End Fact-Checks In US
US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta's abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States.
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"Going To Get Rid Of Fact-Checkers": Meta Announces Ending Program In US
Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word 'Shaheed'
Meta's Oversight Board, created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on content moderation, will review the moderation of the Arabic word "shaheed" on the company's platforms. The word, which means "martyr" in English, accounts for more content removals than any other single word or phrase, according to the board.
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Increased Policy Implementation in Q3 2022
Facebook parent Meta Platforms implemented more recommendations from its oversight board in the third quarter than the second, the independent body said on Wednesday. The oversight board received more than a quarter of a million appeals from Facebook and Instagram users around the world during the quarter ended September 30.
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Can Now Apply Warning Screens to Moderate Content
Meta Platforms' independent oversight board said on Thursday that starting this month, it can decide on applying warning screens, marking content as "disturbing" or "sensitive". The board, which already has the ability to review user appeals to remove content, said it would be able to make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when "leaving u...
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Instagram Owner Meta Urged to Review Policies on Moderation of Persian-Language Content Over Protests in Iran
Instagram parent Meta was urged to review its content moderation policies for Persian-language content amid ongoing protests in Iran to share information. Currently, Instagram is the only social mode of communication in the country as all other platforms have been blocked.
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Facebook Parent Meta Withdraws Policy Guidance Request for Content Moderation of Posts on Russia-Ukraine War
Facebook owner Meta has withdrawn request for content moderation policy guidance from its Oversight Board for posts related to Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine. A Meta spokesman declined to give more information about the policies.
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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 Now Lets Users Say Women Are "Household Objects", Trans People Have "Mental Illness"
Facebook's parent company Meta has announced a series of sweeping changes in its content moderation policies, including doing away with professional fact-checking and restrictions on controversial remarks.
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'Motivated By My Threats': Trump On Meta's Decision To End Fact-Checks In US
US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta's abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States.
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"Going To Get Rid Of Fact-Checkers": Meta Announces Ending Program In US
Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
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Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word 'Shaheed'
Meta's Oversight Board, created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on content moderation, will review the moderation of the Arabic word "shaheed" on the company's platforms. The word, which means "martyr" in English, accounts for more content removals than any other single word or phrase, according to the board.
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Increased Policy Implementation in Q3 2022
Facebook parent Meta Platforms implemented more recommendations from its oversight board in the third quarter than the second, the independent body said on Wednesday. The oversight board received more than a quarter of a million appeals from Facebook and Instagram users around the world during the quarter ended September 30.
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Can Now Apply Warning Screens to Moderate Content
Meta Platforms' independent oversight board said on Thursday that starting this month, it can decide on applying warning screens, marking content as "disturbing" or "sensitive". The board, which already has the ability to review user appeals to remove content, said it would be able to make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when "leaving u...
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Instagram Owner Meta Urged to Review Policies on Moderation of Persian-Language Content Over Protests in Iran
Instagram parent Meta was urged to review its content moderation policies for Persian-language content amid ongoing protests in Iran to share information. Currently, Instagram is the only social mode of communication in the country as all other platforms have been blocked.
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Facebook Parent Meta Withdraws Policy Guidance Request for Content Moderation of Posts on Russia-Ukraine War
Facebook owner Meta has withdrawn request for content moderation policy guidance from its Oversight Board for posts related to Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine. A Meta spokesman declined to give more information about the policies.
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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.
