A grieving mother has been left distraught after Facebook deleted pictures and videos of her dead three-year-old son by shutting down her account for ‘breaching community standards’. Nicky Massey, from Cambridge, discovered she was unable to sign into her account which featured clips and images of her son Ethan, and was also left with no … Read more
Facebook and Google ‘will be hit with FOUR more antitrust lawsuits in the coming weeks’ in latest move against Big Tech The Wall Street Journal cites unnamed sources claiming four more lawsuits are expected from The Justice Department They will allege that both companies use unfair tactics to corner the market Google is already being … Read more
Facebook staff want to keep in place news censorship measures that were brought in to stop the spread of ‘misinformation’ following the US election – even if it makes the social network less engaging, the New York Times reports. In the immediate aftermath of the contested US election, Facebook implemented a change to its news … Read more
Facebook launches new ‘Drives’ feature to help users collect clothing, food and other essentials for donations this the holiday season The feature creates a goal tracker others can see and contribute to Drive appears in your Timeline and Newsfeed, as well as on Facebook’s Community Help hub On Giving Tuesday, Facebook will match eligible donations … Read more
Two top Oxford academics accuse Facebook of censorship for branding their article on whether masks work ‘false information’ Two Oxford scientists reviewed new study on the effectiveness of face masks Danmask-19 study was highly anticipated as it was a randomised controlled trial But Facebook put a warning on the link taking viewers to the 694-word article … Read more
With both children having fled the nest and a wife keen to get me from under her feet, I have decided it’s time to find affection from man’s best friend. Of course, with Christmas around the corner, I am not alone. Interest in owning a dog has surged as a result of lockdown and remote … Read more
Facebook removes racist posts about Kamala Harris that said she ‘isn’t a US citizen’ because she of her Indian-Jamaican heritage The posts were on a group that was flagged to Facebook by the BBC On there, people claimed Harris ‘isn’t black enough for Democrats’ They also said she was ‘not a citizen’ because of her … Read more
Facebook is putting machine learning to work to help speed up and prioritize content moderation. Previously, human reviewers dealt with most flagged posts chronologically, with AI relegated to spam and other low-priority jobs. Now, the social media giant’s AI systems are prioritizing possibly objectionable content by virality and threat level. Messages, photos and videos relating … Read more
Gloria Estefan recalls being in ‘excruciating’ pain after horrific 1990 bus crash on Facebook show By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 01:53 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 11 November 2020 Gloria Estefan has recalled being in ‘excruciating’ pain after her terrifying bus crash in 1990. The 63-year-old singer and her husband Emilio, 67, were … Read more
Bill Russo, a deputy campaign communications director for Biden, lashed out at Facebook on Monday A top aide to President-elect Joe Biden has accused Facebook of ‘shredding the fabric of our democracy’ in the latest signal that the Democratic administration may be tougher on Big Tech than Republican President Donald Trump has been. Bill Russo, a … Read more