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Zuckerberg Admits That Facebook Screwed Up by Ignoring Militia Group Complaints Before Kenosha Shooting

Facebook made “an operational mistake” in ignoring reports about a page encouraging an armed militia to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin, against Black Lives Matter protesters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a video post Friday. The “Kenosha Guard” page, which clearly violated Facebook’s policies against promoting violence, stayed up a full nine hours after an armed vigilante…

Social Media Alyse Stanley Aug 29

Lawmakers Mull Whether Depression-Era Laws Could Break Up Big Tech

Last month’s marathon tech antitrust hearing was half the circus that some of us were anticipating, and half cogent arguments that solidified just how desperately the tech giants need to be reigned in. But the one thing that both parties seemed to agree on was that tech CEO’s are terrible liars that have created some…

Tech Policy Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 27

How to Turn Off Comments on Your Tweets, Instagrams, and Videos

Not everything you share on social media needs a reply. Most sites and apps let you limit who can comment on your posts, which is for the best. Here’s how you can restrict the feedback loop on some of the biggest social platforms. Twitter Twitter just rolled out the option to limit who can and…

Gadgets David Nield Aug 27

Report: Facebook Chose Not to Take Down Militia Group That Brought Guns to Kenosha Protests

Facebook received reports in advance about the Kenosha Guard, a self-proclaimed militia that urged gun owners to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin against Black Lives Matter protesters on Tuesday. It chose not to do anything, according to a report by the Verge, until nine hours after one of the armed vigilantes that swarmed the streets of Kenosha…

Social Media Tom McKay Aug 26

Terrorist Used Drone to Spy on Mosque Before Killing 51 People, Streaming Live on Facebook

Brenton Tarrant, the terrorist who livestreamed his massacre of 51 people on Facebook in March 2019, used a drone to spy on one of the two New Zealand mosques he attacked, according to newly public revelations by prosecutors this week. The news of Tarrant’s drone operation paints a disturbing picture of the extensive planning and…

Tech News Matt Novak Aug 26

Opportunism, Thy Name Is Zuckerberg

Despite being at the center of at least one massive antitrust probe while fielding regulatory pressure from right- and left-leaning pundits alike, Facebook’s spent the last few months doing a whole lot of nothing to tweak the monopolistic business practices that landed it in hot water with regulators in the first place. Instead, its strategy is…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 24

Mods? MODS!?: Facebook’s QAnon Ban Is Too Little Too Late

Content and moderation decisions by tech companies are increasingly the focus of unending kicking and screaming—to the point where it’s now essentially a campaign plank for at least one of the U.S.’s major political parties. The likes of Facebook, Twitter, and Google are also trying to convince the public how well they’re dealing with the…

Internet Tom McKay Aug 21

Facebook Is Switching Over to Its New Design Next Month Whether You Like It or Not

Earlier this spring, Facebook started pushing out an updated site design to users across the globe, but up until now Facebook has also included an option that let you revert back to its previous UI. Yet in September, that option is going away, which means you’ll be stuck with Facebook new design whether you like…

Social Media Sam Rutherford Aug 21

Zoom Is a Dirty Bandaid On Remote Learning’s Gaping Wound

Zoom is one of those programs that none of us are particularly fond of, but that we’re all kind of stuck with—especially if you’re one of the students or teachers that’s going to be stuck in remote-learning hell this coming semester. Now it looks like the platform’s about to become even more inescapable: earlier today,…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 19

Facebook Has a Superspreader Problem

You could make the case that stemming misinformation on social media is about as feasible as beheading a hydra, even the people running said platforms were inclined towards monster-slaying (which many decidedly aren’t). A convincing conspiracy video can become national news within a matter of hours in the midst of a health crisis which scientists…

Social Media Whitney Kimball Aug 19

President Trump Endorses Bigot Who’s Been Banned From a Dozen Tech Platforms

President Donald Trump congratulated anti-Muslim hatemonger Laura Loomer over Twitter last night for winning the Republican primary in Florida’s 21st congressional district. Ironically, Loomer is banned from Twitter, but she likely heard about the tweet anyway, thanks to Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican who’s endorsed Loomer and her hateful ideology. Trump’s interest in Loomer may…

Politics Matt Novak Aug 19

Facebook Just Told Oculus Users to Go Get Fucked

It’s official. Starting this October, a Facebook account will be mandatory for all future Oculus headsets. While there’ll be a grace period for anyone with a separate Oculus account, Facebook will end support for those on January 1, 2023. The decision was announced today on both Oculus’s Twitter and in a press release. The gist…

Social Media Victoria Song Aug 18

Please Keep Mark Zuckerberg Away From My Bones

Most of us might think of Facebook as the social network of choice for suburban moms and conspiracy theorists, but the company hasn’t been shy about branching out to become much more than an app on our phones, even if that’s the last thing we want. Here’s an example: earlier today, Facebook put out a…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 18

Facebook Is Sliding Into Instagram’s DMs. Literally.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made it no secret that he wants all of the company’s apps to be one big happy family. However, that’s easier said than done, especially considering that many people who use Instagram, Facebook’s crown jewel, don’t want to go anywhere near the big blue app. It may be a little…

Social Media Jody Serrano Aug 15

Facebook’s Latest Strategy: Throw Apple Under The Bus

It’s been a tough time for for Apple. Just a few weeks ago CEO Tim Cook testified under oath that his company’s app store policies—including the sky high tax that gives Apple 30% of any in-app purchases—were fair game, only to be slammed with an antitrust suit from EU authorities less than a day later.…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 14

Facebook Swears It Won’t Fuck Up the Election This Time Around

There’s been a ton of pressure on Facebook to prevent the sorts of, uh, political shenanigans that ran rampant across its platform in the run-up to the 2016 election. The company’s latest tool in this fight is its long-awaited voter information center that’s set to roll out nationwide by the end of today. The online…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 13

Key Unanswered Questions About Big Tech’s Election-Integrity Alliance

Ahead of the 2020 election, all eyes are on Silicon Valley as some of the biggest tech companies attempt to prevent the sorts of foreign election interference that plagued their platforms the last go around. And it looks like these typically fierce rivals have chosen to set aside their differences—at least for a little while—to…

Politics Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 13

Facebook Will Now Tell You Where That Viral Covid-19 Story Came From

Back in June, Facebook rolled out a new feature that tells its mobile app users if an article they are about to share is more than three months old. While users aren’t prevented from sharing an older article, Facebook said at the time it was an attempt to get people to stop and think about…

Social Media Joanna Nelius Aug 12

Facebook Adds Blackface to List of Prohibited Content It Might Get Around to Enforcing

A month after Facebook reached a breaking point with civil rights leaders over its failures to police its platform for racist and hateful content, the social media behemoth has announced some changes to hate speech policies. Going forward, Facebook will prohibit certain depictions of blackface and content suggesting that Jewish people run the world. Facebook…

Social Media Rhett Jones Aug 12

Facebook Says Covid-19 Shutdowns Hurt Its Ability to Fight Suicide, Self-Injury, Child Exploitation Content

Facebook said Tuesday it can’t moderate its own site or its subsidiary Instagram as effectively as possible for certain categories of rule violations during the novel coronavirus pandemic, while almost nobody got the chance to appeal its moderators’ decisions in the second quarter of 2020. Per the latest version of its Community Standards Enforcement Report,…

Social Media Tom McKay Aug 11

Zuckerberg Admits That Facebook Screwed Up by Ignoring Militia Group Complaints Before Kenosha Shooting

Lawmakers Mull Whether Depression-Era Laws Could Break Up Big Tech

How to Turn Off Comments on Your Tweets, Instagrams, and Videos

Report: Facebook Chose Not to Take Down Militia Group That Brought Guns to Kenosha Protests

Terrorist Used Drone to Spy on Mosque Before Killing 51 People, Streaming Live on Facebook

Opportunism, Thy Name Is Zuckerberg

Mods? MODS!?: Facebook’s QAnon Ban Is Too Little Too Late

Facebook Is Switching Over to Its New Design Next Month Whether You Like It or Not

Zoom Is a Dirty Bandaid On Remote Learning’s Gaping Wound

Facebook Has a Superspreader Problem

President Trump Endorses Bigot Who’s Been Banned From a Dozen Tech Platforms

Facebook Just Told Oculus Users to Go Get Fucked

Please Keep Mark Zuckerberg Away From My Bones

Facebook Is Sliding Into Instagram’s DMs. Literally.

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Facebook Will Now Tell You Where That Viral Covid-19 Story Came From

Facebook Adds Blackface to List of Prohibited Content It Might Get Around to Enforcing

Facebook Says Covid-19 Shutdowns Hurt Its Ability to Fight Suicide, Self-Injury, Child Exploitation Content

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