TTP data: US anti-government militia activity has grown on Facebook, with the platform even auto-generating some group pages, despite users flagging the issue
Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts … X: Ryan McCarthy / @mccarthyryanj : Important story from @misstes...
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/ .....
Fake stories flagged by two or more unpaid third-parties like Snopes and AP will get warning labels, lower ranking on News Feed, but will remain shareable
Not With Censorship, But With More Info Eric Abent / SlashGear : Here's Facebook's plan for fighting fake news Michael Krey / Investor's Business Daily : Facebook Ratchets Up Its Efforts To Block Fake...
Some leaders consider whether Donald Trump's victory showed that Silicon Valley has failed to recognize the social and economic anxieties of many voters
as Amazon stock tanks Brett Molina / USA Today : Bezos congratulates Trump on election victory Andrew Zaleski / Backchannel : How Bots, Twitter, and Hackers Pushed Trump to the Finish Line Digital Eth...
As Netflix asserts itself, studios and cable channels fret that the streaming company is headed for a near-monopoly in entertainment
The streaming service is spending $6 billion a year on content, choking basic cable and brusquely rattling the relationship business of the town as fears … Tweets: @janicemin , @drgmlatulippe , @johng...