A look at Meta's “spirit of the policy” exception that lets the company break its moderation rules in conflict zones and crises; critics want more transparency
An Oversight Board case from Sri Lanka shows the power of Facebook's “spirit of the policy” exception Tweets: @hkanji , @restofworld , @decka227 , and @mvzelenks Tweets: Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : A li...
A look at Watchdog, a Sri Lanka-based research collective that built a fact-checking app and uses open source data to investigate the country's ongoing crises
From protests to power cuts, Watchdog uses open source research to investigate Sri Lanka's ongoing political and economic crisis. Tweets: @sarahbellelin , @aishnazim , @nilchristopher , @vickiturk , @...
Facebook says it will publish an annual report detailing its impact on human rights, and will establish a fund to support human rights activists and journalists
- Social media giant to give board formal updates on the issue — Company has been criticized for role in Myanmar, Sri Lanka
After Facebook and Twitter suspended Trump's account, activists and human rights groups have urged the companies to apply their policies evenly around the world
Human rights groups and activists have spent years urging the companies to do more to remove content that encouraged violence. Tweets: @ceciliakang , @peterwsinger , @stinson , @evelyndouek , @tonyrom...
Citing Twitter and Snap's actions limiting Trump's reach, digital activists around the world urge both companies to do the same for politicians globally
Bowing to criticism that predates his presidency, Twitter and Snap have begun to limit how President Donald Trump uses their platforms … Tweets: @buzzfeednews , @alexeheath , @pranavdixit , @pranavdix...
In a rare public protest at Facebook, hundreds of staff staged a virtual walkout, pushing back on Zuckerberg's choice to let Trump's inflammatory posts stand
For years … Yann LeCun / Facebook : Whenever there is a major political issue with two sides … Tweets: Donie O'Sullivan / @donie : A Facebook employee resigns. “Mark always told us that he would draw ...
An excerpt from the book “The Hacker and the State”, which includes details about North Korea's hacking campaigns against banks across the world
Ben Buchanan / Wired : Tweets: @wired , @nicolas_veron , @harvard_press , and @buchananben Tweets: @wired : North Korean hackers have broken into financial institutions all over the world. But they d...
An excerpt from the book “The Hacker and the State”, which includes details about North Korea's hacking campaigns against banks across the world
They scored $80 million by tricking a network into routing funds to Sri Lanka and the Philippines and then using a “money mule” to pick up the cash. Tweets: @harvard_press , @nicolas_veron , and @buch...
Blocking social networks after terrorist attacks can do more harm than good, especially in places like Sri Lanka where official sources are often unreliable
We should be suspicious when governments crack down on speech in the name of safety — Imagine for a moment that you run …
Sri Lanka blocks access to social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook, to curb spread of misinformation after a series of deadly explosions
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