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YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy
Alphabet's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. "In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," Yo...
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Withdraw Proposal To Amend Model Code of Conduct, CPI(M) Tells Poll Body
Mr Yechury added that the commission's initiative to amend the Model Code of Conduct by introducing a proforma "which infringes on the rights of political parties to address people's concerns and offer them policy and welfare measures, is unwarranted
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"Freebies Are Never Free", Let Voters Know Impact: RBI Member
Freebies are never 'free' and when political parties offer such schemes, they must be required to make the financing and trade-offs clear to voters, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member Ashima Goyal said on Sunday, adding this would reduce the temptation towards "competitive populism".
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Facebook Misidentified Thousands Of Political Advertisements: Study
Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertisements flagged under its political ads policy, according to a study released Thursday, which warned that the failure could lead to political manipulation.
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Facebook Considers Forming an Election Commission to Advise on Issues Around Global Polls: Report
Facebook has approached academics and policy experts about forming a commission to advise it on issues relating to global elections, the New York Times reported, citing five people with knowledge of the matter.
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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 US Election Plan Patches Some Holes, Creates Others
Facebook's final policy changes in the lead-up to US elections in November are unlikely to stem a flood of disinformation around the vote, which could suppress turnout and sow confusion about results, election experts said on Friday.
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Decisions Not Unilateral: Facebook Defends India Policy Chief Ankhi Das
A diverse team "representing a varied political spectrum" who have "political experience" is part of its policy-making process globally, Facebook said today in response to Congress allegations about pro-BJP bias of its India policy chief Ankhi Das. Enforcing policies on hate speech is "not made unilaterally by any one person", added the social medi...
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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 Places Curbs on Ads by US News Publishers With Political Ties Ahead of Presidential Election
Facebook unveiled a new policy that would prevent US publishers with political ties from running ads presented as news articles, as the country gears up for the presidential election in November.
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Google to Allow Some Coronavirus Ads, Starting With Hospitals, Then Political Ads
Google will begin to allow some clients, including hospitals, to run advertisements relating to the coronavirus on its platforms, in a change to its rules on ads around "sensitive events," which it plans to extend to political organisations.
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Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020
Spotify said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.
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The Pressure Is Now on Facebook to Ban Political Ads, Too
Facebook's policy is to accept paid political ads from candidates without fact-checking them or censoring them, even if they contain lies.
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Twitter To Ban All Political Ads Amid 2020 US Election Uproar
Twitter on Wednesday said it would ban all advertisements about political candidates, elections and hot-button policy issues such as abortion and immigration, a significant shift that comes in response to growing concerns that politicians are seizing on the vast reach of social media to deceive voters ahead of the 2020 election.
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Facebook Employees Sign Letter Opposing Political Ads Policy
The New York Times reported Monday that more than 250 workers have signed the letter urging Facebook leaders to change the policy that they say is a "threat to what FB stands for."
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YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy
Alphabet's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. "In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," Yo...
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Withdraw Proposal To Amend Model Code of Conduct, CPI(M) Tells Poll Body
Mr Yechury added that the commission's initiative to amend the Model Code of Conduct by introducing a proforma "which infringes on the rights of political parties to address people's concerns and offer them policy and welfare measures, is unwarranted
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"Freebies Are Never Free", Let Voters Know Impact: RBI Member
Freebies are never 'free' and when political parties offer such schemes, they must be required to make the financing and trade-offs clear to voters, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member Ashima Goyal said on Sunday, adding this would reduce the temptation towards "competitive populism".
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Facebook Misidentified Thousands Of Political Advertisements: Study
Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertisements flagged under its political ads policy, according to a study released Thursday, which warned that the failure could lead to political manipulation.
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Facebook Considers Forming an Election Commission to Advise on Issues Around Global Polls: Report
Facebook has approached academics and policy experts about forming a commission to advise it on issues relating to global elections, the New York Times reported, citing five people with knowledge of the matter.
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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 US Election Plan Patches Some Holes, Creates Others
Facebook's final policy changes in the lead-up to US elections in November are unlikely to stem a flood of disinformation around the vote, which could suppress turnout and sow confusion about results, election experts said on Friday.
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Decisions Not Unilateral: Facebook Defends India Policy Chief Ankhi Das
A diverse team "representing a varied political spectrum" who have "political experience" is part of its policy-making process globally, Facebook said today in response to Congress allegations about pro-BJP bias of its India policy chief Ankhi Das. Enforcing policies on hate speech is "not made unilaterally by any one person", added the social medi...
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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 Places Curbs on Ads by US News Publishers With Political Ties Ahead of Presidential Election
Facebook unveiled a new policy that would prevent US publishers with political ties from running ads presented as news articles, as the country gears up for the presidential election in November.
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Google to Allow Some Coronavirus Ads, Starting With Hospitals, Then Political Ads
Google will begin to allow some clients, including hospitals, to run advertisements relating to the coronavirus on its platforms, in a change to its rules on ads around "sensitive events," which it plans to extend to political organisations.
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Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020
Spotify said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.
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The Pressure Is Now on Facebook to Ban Political Ads, Too
Facebook's policy is to accept paid political ads from candidates without fact-checking them or censoring them, even if they contain lies.
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Twitter To Ban All Political Ads Amid 2020 US Election Uproar
Twitter on Wednesday said it would ban all advertisements about political candidates, elections and hot-button policy issues such as abortion and immigration, a significant shift that comes in response to growing concerns that politicians are seizing on the vast reach of social media to deceive voters ahead of the 2020 election.
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Facebook Employees Sign Letter Opposing Political Ads Policy
The New York Times reported Monday that more than 250 workers have signed the letter urging Facebook leaders to change the policy that they say is a "threat to what FB stands for."
