Journalists, Activists Criticize Social Media Sites Amid Conflicts Over Content
21 June 2018 A news media trade group accused Facebook specifically of furthering a "dangerous narrative" regarding paid content.
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Lawsuit Accuses Brexit Backers of Running British Voter Data Through Mississippi in Violation of UK Law
13 June 2018 Arron Banks brought "Cambridge Analytica on steroids" to the United States to hide it from British authorities, lawyer says.
Code Developed By Canadian Firm Hints at Voter ‘Disengagement’ Efforts in United States
13 June 2018 The Trump campaign claimed that it could suppress Clinton votes twelve days before the 2016 election; unsecured files linked to a Canadian company offer insights into how that might be possible.
Facebook Kills ‘Trending’ Topics, Tests Breaking News Label
1 June 2018 Facebook claims the tool is outdated and wasn't popular, and says they are testing new features, including a "breaking news" label.
Papua New Guinea Newspaper Stands By Report of Facebook Ban Despite Lawmaker’s Claims
30 May 2018 Communications Minister Sam Basil accused the Post-Courier of "distorting" statements in a widely-circulated report.
‘Content Providers’ Easily Find Ways Around Facebook’s Rules
26 May 2018 In March 2018, Facebook changed their policies regarding branded content, leaving many publishers — but not all of them — scrambling.
Did a Woman Abandon Her Son on the Street to Appease Her Partner?
23 May 2018 A video of a woman driving away from her child is real, but the accompanying backstory is nothing more than clickbait fiction.
Did Facebook Executive Jeff Rothschild Say ‘We Need a Third World War’?
18 May 2018 The former Facebook vice president supposedly advocates solving global problems by exterminating 90 percent of the human population.
Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down — But Key Figures Open New Firm
3 May 2018 The firm is under investigation in both the United States and Britain.
For the First Time, Facebook Spells Out What it Forbids
24 April 2018 Facebook is making public its detailed guidelines for determining what it will and won’t allow on its service.
Did Mark Zuckerberg Announce That He’s Closing Facebook?
18 April 2018 A video purportedly showing Mark Zuckerberg announcing that closure of Facebook is a digitally altered hoax.
Egypt’s Mufti Issues Fatwa Against Buying Facebook ‘Likes’
17 April 2018 Egypt's top mufti has issued a fatwa, or a religious decree, saying that buying Facebook "likes" is prohibited under Islam because it's a form of fraud and deception.
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