Twitter shares draft of its new deepfakes policy for public input through Nov. 27, says it won't ban deepfakes but will label them and warn users before sharing
but won't remove them Paul Sawers / VentureBeat : Twitter proposes flagging deepfakes, but would only remove content that threatens harm Kate Cox / Ars Technica : Twitter wants your feedback on its pr...
Sources: CFIUS has launched a review of ByteDance's 2017 acquisition of Musical.ly, as TikTok didn't seek clearance from CFIUS during the acquisition
Margaret Sullivan was having fun. Washington Post : U.S. government investigating TikTok over national security concerns Hanna Kozlowska / Quartz : TikTok could be the next social platform plagued wit...
Facebook simplifies Groups' privacy settings, to public and private; “secret” Groups are now private and hidden, and “closed” Groups are now private and visible
now it's looking to clean them up Mikael Thalen / The Daily Dot : You can no longer label your Facebook groups as ‘secret’ Napier Lopez / The Next Web : Facebook's group privacy settings actually make...
Facebook says it will ban white nationalist and white separatist content, pointing users to nonprofits, after initially only banning white supremacist content
Today we're announcing a ban on praise … Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : It shouldn't take a tragedy for tech companies to fight hate on their platforms Reuters : Facebook bans white nationalism, w...
Facebook launches new initiative to support independent academic research about the impact of social media on democracy and elections
this excellent SNL parody of Zuck perfectly demonstrates why Amy Gesenhues / Marketing Land : Facebook announces election-based independent research initiative as part of its continuing hearts and min...
Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Brett Williams / Mashable : Facebook Messenger went down worldwide Chris Smith / BGR : The Messenger Kids app is a brilliantly devious Facebook scheme Jeffrey Esposito / ...