Sources: Facebook has done little to act on the Islamophobic “Love Jihad” conspiracy theory on its platform in India due to “political sensitivities”
In a video posted to Facebook in November 2020, an extremist priest called for Hindus to rise up and begin killing Muslims in India. Tweets: @jason_kint , @damomusings , @verambergen , @skjain_05 , @k...
WSJ's Facebook Files don't show that Facebook's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can get things back under control
Read in app Shannon Bond / NPR : Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids Tweets: Laura Edelson / @lauraedelson2 : So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwitz and the @WSJ were...
Facebook releases a previously shelved Q1 content transparency report, acknowledging the widespread reach of content casting doubt on COVID vaccines
and making note of some of the components of the story. Benedict Evans / @benedictevans : NY Times: FB shelved Q1 ‘most viewed’ report because of things like this. Six inches further down the page, it...
Report: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok failed to act on 84% of posts spreading anti-Semitism reported via their own complaint systems
Social media companies are failing to act on antisemitism. — Jerusalem Post : Social media platforms fail to address antisemitism - ADL report Donald H. Harrison / San Diego Jewish World : ADL Gra...
Officials say the DHS has started building a warning system to gather and analyze intelligence about domestic terrorism threats from public social media posts
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has begun implementing a strategy to gather and analyze intelligence … Tweets: @purplerain713 , @hanxfingers , @kylegriffin1 , @jgreenblattadl , @dream...
A former alt-right YouTuber details how he tailored videos for the “echo chamber”, including focusing squarely on confrontations to drive views on YouTube
Focus on conflict. Feed the algorithm. Make sure whatever you produce reinforces a narrative. Don't worry if it is true. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @markhurst , @jgreenblattadl , @frankpasquale , @...
At all-hands, Zuckerberg said that Biden won the election, Bannon violated policies but not enough to shutter his account, Facebook isn't adverse to legislation
Mark Zuckerberg https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... Luke O'Brien / @lukeobrien : Mark Zuckerberg could not make a better case for regulation. https://www.reuters.com/... Rat King / @mikeisaac : Zuckerbe...
Twitter to restrict QAnon content posted by politicians; in July, it started removing QAnon tweets from Trends and recommendations, with 50% drop in impressions
Jack Brewster / Forbes : Tweets: @jbruce218 , @miambloom , @blackamazon , @jgreenblattadl , @ajf0626 , @jason_kint , @quinnypig , and @krisgoldsmith85 Tweets: Jack Brewster / @jbruce218 : NEW: Twitte...
An inside look at internal strife and dissent within Facebook, as employees warn the company is “hurting people at scale” and reckon with what they've built
Nine different Facebook employees told the company that a Trump ad with Nazi symbolism was hateful. Facebook only listened when the Washington Post covered it as news. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ .....