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Zuckerberg is in Brussels right in time for the European Commission’s release of its manifesto on regulating AI. Continue reading Facebook asks to be regulated kinda like a newspaper, kinda like telco
Quick-n-sleazy edits are still OK, such as the 75% slowdown that made Nancy Pelosi slur or the edit that turned Joe Biden into a racist. Continue reading Facebook bans deepfakes, but not cheapfakes or shallowfakes
Beleaguered social media platform Facebook is stepping up its game against media manipulation. Recognizing that deepfake content poses a real threat to society, Zuck’s social network swears to ban all such content from its platform, starting now…. Continue reading Facebook declares war on ‘deepfakes’
Does Facebook continue to track the locations of its users even when they’ve told it not to? Yes! Continue reading Facebook’s location tracking policy still worries US Senators
No previous fact-checking or journalism experience required. Continue reading Facebook Is Literally Hiring People to Just Google Stuff
This week’s bold rebrand of Facebook to FACEBOOK can’t hide the growing sense that nobody is happy with the company right now. Continue reading Leak of 4,000 Facebook documents heaps more trouble on internet giant
Facebook on Monday announced a new security program for the Facebook and Instagram accounts of presidential campaigns and election officials in a bid to keep them from getting hacked. The voluntary program requires Facebook page administrators to enable two-factor authentication and, in turn, Facebook will monitor login attempts from unusual locations or devices. Once an anomalous login attempt is detected, Facebook’s security personnel can warn the whole organization. Administrators of Facebook pages will also go have to go through a separate step confirming they are authorized to publish information on behalf of an organization. The new program is another effort by Facebook to show the public that it has made security strides since Russian-backed actors used the social media platform as part of a sprawling operation to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election. “I’m confident that we’re a lot more prepared [than in 2016],” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told reporters Monday. […]
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The Facebook CEO is on a charm offensive with conservative media. Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg Wants Fox News to Know He Cares ‘Deeply’ About Conservative Bias
The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption. Continue reading Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans
Officials say they are concerned about their ability to fight crime and protect citizens, while privacy advocates remain critical of government interference Continue reading AG Barr, Officials to Facebook: Don’t Encrypt Messaging