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Mark Hamill quits Facebook over dishonest political ads

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 10:48 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Mark Hamill, the actor famous for legendary "Star Wars" film character Luke Skywalker, has quit Facebook for its refusal to require political ads to be honest. Read more »

Don't tilt scales against Trump, Facebook executive warns

Kevin Roose, Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 08 09:46 AM

According to a memo obtained by The New York Times, a longtime Facebook executive told employees that the company had a moral duty not to tilt the scales against Donald Trump as he seeks reelection. Read more »

Facebook removes misleading HIV drug ads after outcry

Matthew Lavietes, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 03:19 AM

NEW YORK - Facebook said on Monday it had removed some ads that contained misleading information about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention drugs following an outcry from activists, health experts and US lawmakers. Read more »

Google tightens political ads policy to thwart abuse

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 10:54 AM

Examples of banned ad material included ads or links to information making demonstrably false claims that could undermine voter trust or participation in elections. Read more »

EXPLAINER: End-to-end encryption and chat privacy

Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 20 04:03 PM

Tech bosses like Apple CEO Tim Cook believe online communication should be free from snooping. Law enforcers say tough encryption makes it impossible to track child predators, terrorists and other criminals. Read more »

Facebook ‘big’ project on journalism set for this week

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 24 08:41 AM

Zuckerberg said that the leading social network is moving forward on a project "supporting high-quality journalism." Read more »

Martin Luther King's daughter tells Facebook disinformation helped kill civil rights leader

Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 03:20 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Thursday after the head of Facebook said social media should not factcheck political advertisements. Read more »

Facebook's Zuckerberg criticizes TikTok for censoring protesters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 09:06 AM

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday attacked the rapidly growing Chinese short-video app, saying it censored political protest, including in the United States. Read more »

Facebook's Zuckerberg defends encryption, despite child safety concerns

Katie Paul and Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 11:31 AM

The United States, Britain and Australia signed an open letter earlier in the day calling for Facebook to suspend its encryption plan, saying it would hinder the fight against child abuse and terrorism. Read more »

Zuckerberg to 'go to the mat' to fight breakup: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 07:48 AM

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to "go to the mat" to fight a government attempt to break up the social media giant, according to a report Tuesday based on a leaked audio recording. Read more »

Facebook to pay 'subset' of news tab publishers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 09:16 AM

Facebook recently confirmed plans for a News Tab that will be edited by seasoned journalists, in a departure from its longstanding practice of letting algorithms dictate a user's experience.   Read more »

Facebook wins dismissal of investor lawsuit over privacy breach

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 11:11 AM

US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California said the investors had failed to allege that Facebook or its executives knowingly made false statements that led to investor losses. Read more »

Zuckerberg meets Trump, senators; nixes breaking up Facebook

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 09:27 AM

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with US President Donald Trump and members of Congress on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls to break up the world's biggest social network. Read more »

Zuckerberg sets talks in Washington on 'future regulation'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 09:18 AM

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was expected in Washington Thursday for private talks with policymakers as the leading social network faces a myriad of regulatory and legal issues. Read more »

Facebook listened to users' conversations: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 08:33 AM

Facebook acknowledged the transcriptions, which were first reported by Bloomberg, telling the news agency in a statement that they were made with users' permission, but that the practice has nonetheless been stopped. Read more »

How Facebook is changing to deal with scrutiny of its power

The New York Times
Posted at Aug 12 03:00 PM

The world’s biggest social network has started to modify its behavior — in both preemptive and defensive ways — to deal with threats from the world's leaders and regulators. Read more »

Facebook to pay record $5 billion US fine over privacy violations

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 24 08:57 PM

Facebook Inc will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy, the US Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. Read more »

Zuckerberg urges governments: Regulate political ads, private data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 04:05 PM

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday called on governments to further regulate private data, political advertising and step up efforts to prevent state actors from interfering in US elections. Read more »

Fake Zuckerberg video challenges Facebook’s rules

Cade Metz, The New York Times
Updated as of Jun 12 08:26 AM

Posted to the Facebook-owned social network Instagram, the video shows Zuckerberg speaking directly into the camera, boasting of nefarious motives behind his online empire. Read more »

Inflatable angry emoji looms over Facebook annual board meeting

Katie Paul and Ross Kerber, Reuters
Posted at May 31 09:32 AM

The social media giant will again face demands for reform at Thursday's meeting, including shareholder proposals that call for revamping the company's voting structure and ousting Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman. Read more »