Facebook, Google Face Hearing on White Nationalism
9 April 2019 Controversy over white nationalism and hate speech has dogged online platforms such as Facebook and Google's YouTube for years.
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UK Plan Steps Up Global Crackdown on Social Media
8 April 2019 "No one in the world has done this before, and it's important that we get it right."
Facebook Facing Housing Discrimination Charges from HUD
28 March 2019 Facebook's ad platform is "encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination" because it allows advertisers to exclude people who they don't want to see their ads, HUD claims.
Facebook Extends Ban on Hate Speech to ‘White Nationalists’
27 March 2019 Facebook said it concluded after months of "conversations" that white nationalism and separatism cannot be meaningfully separated from white supremacy and organized hate groups.
Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plain Text
21 March 2019 The social media company confirmed this after a security researcher posted about the issue online.
Why Facebook Didn’t Block Live New Zealand Shooting Video
19 March 2019 Facebook said it removed the video "within minutes" of being notified by New Zealand police.
Facebook Says No One Flagged NZ Mosque Shooting Livestream
19 March 2019 Facebook said the gunman's live 17-minute broadcast was viewed fewer than 200 times and the first user report didn't come in until 12 minutes after it ended.
Facebook Says Service Hindered by Lack of Local News
18 March 2019 The social media giant said it has found that 40 percent of Americans live in places where there weren't enough local news stories to support its local news service.
Facebook Launches AI to Find and Remove ‘Revenge Porn’
15 March 2019 Facebook says it will be able to spot the photos and videos known as 'revenge porn' and send them to be reviewed.
Facebook Loses Longtime Product Chief as It Revamps Strategy
14 March 2019 The departure follows Zuckerberg's announcement that Facebook will shift its emphasis to private messaging over public sharing.
Warren Says Tech Giants Have ‘Too Much Power,’ Need Breakup
8 March 2019 The Massachusetts senator is proposing legislation targeting tech giants with annual revenue of $25 billion or more.
Zuckerberg Promises a Privacy-Friendly Facebook, Sort Of
6 March 2019 In effect, the Facebook co-founder and CEO promised to transform a service known for devouring the personal information shared by its users.
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15 April 2019 Is a reverse death hoax even more callous than a death hoax?
Did Reality TV Star Beth Chapman from ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Pass Away?
22 April 2019 The star, who has been battling cancer since 2017, was hospitalized in early April 2019.
Did Washington State Sen. Maureen Walsh Say Nurses ‘Play Cards’ for a Large Part of Their Working Day?
23 April 2019 The Republican state senator attracted nationwide coverage and widespread criticism in April 2019, but what did she actually say?
Did President Trump Say ‘This is the End of My Presidency. I’m F*cked’ After Mueller’s Appointment?
19 April 2019 According to the Mueller Report, U.S. President Donald Trump was less than enthused about the appointment of the special counsel.
Did an Ohio State Rep. Propose Exempting African-American Women From Abortion Restrictions?
19 April 2019 State Rep. Janine Boyd garnered national attention for an amendment she proposed to the state's controversial "fetal heartbeat" law.