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Zuckerberg urged to nix kids' version of Instagram

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 08:39 AM

Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version of Instagram geared toward pre-teens.   Read more »

Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law

Diane Bartz and Nandita Bose, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 08:42 AM

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. Read more »

Facebook says took down 1.3 billion fake accounts in Oct-Dec

Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 06:28 PM

Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform. Read more »

Facebook news blackout over media law sparks Australia backlash

Holly Robertson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 01:28 PM

Australia on Thursday slammed Facebook as "heavy-handed" and "wrong" to impose a news blackout over a law that would force it to pay for content, warning the ban showed the immense power of internet giants. Read more »

Facebook rolls out news feeds with less politics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 11 10:44 AM

Facebook said Wednesday it began rolling out news feeds with less political subject matter in line with a plan outlined by chief Mark Zuckerberg to reduce inflammatory content. Read more »

Facebook pop-ups to escalate feud with Apple

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 06:59 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Monday said that pop-up messages on its iPhone and iPad apps will tout benefits of targeted ads ahead of a privacy move by Apple that could curb tracking. Read more »

Apple's Tim Cook criticizes social media practices, intensifying Facebook conflict

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 06:11 AM

Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Thursday criticized polarization and misinformation on social media, intensifying a conflict between the iPhone maker and Facebook Inc. Read more »

Facebook backs away from heated political talk

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 02:50 PM

Facebook is seeking to "turn down the temperature" on its sprawling platform by reducing the kind of divisive and inflammatory political talk it has long hosted.   Read more »

Facebook has no plans to lift Trump ban, Sandberg says

Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 12 07:29 AM

Facebook Inc's operations chief Sheryl Sandberg said on Monday the world's largest social network had no plans to lift its block on the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, as the company clamped down on a phrase that has become a rallying cry for the president's supporters.   Read more »

Roiled by election, Facebook struggles to balance civility and growth

Kevin Roose, Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 25 07:43 AM

SAN FRANCISCO — In the tense days after the presidential election, a team of Facebook employees presented the chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, with an alarming finding: Election-related misinformation was going viral on the site.   Read more »

Facebook content moderators call for better treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 10:16 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - As Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg prepares to be grilled by a Senate committee about the handling of politically-charged posts, content moderators are insisting that properly valuing their work is key. Read more »

Pakistani PM asks Facebook CEO to ban Islamophobic content

Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 01:03 PM

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister has appealed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalization amongst Muslims, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

Facebook bans content about Holocaust denial from its site

Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 13 06:39 AM

Facebook is banning all content that "denies or distorts the Holocaust," in a policy reversal that comes after increased pressure from critics. Read more »

Facebook, turbulence, and Duterte trolls

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 11 10:14 PM

Internal turbulence within Facebook Inc. is presently unraveling. This happenstance could finally usher in respite from our cyberwarfare and hopefully reinfuse civility back into our online lives.  Read more »

Rights groups say Facebook bias spurs violence in India

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 11:57 AM

Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed. Read more »

Mark Zuckerberg is the most powerful unelected man in America

Charlie Warzel, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 05 10:29 PM

Mark’s influence is staggering, far beyond that of anyone else in the private sector or in government Read more »

Facebook quarterly profit rockets despite ad boycott, pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 08:47 AM

Facebook reported Thursday that its quarterly profit had nearly doubled and users grew despite a boycott by advertisers and the pandemic-induced economic turmoil. Read more »

US tech giants too powerful, antitrust panel chair warns

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 06:03 AM

Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook are too powerful and will likely emerge from the coronavirus pandemic even stronger, the head of a US congressional antitrust committee said Wednesday at a high-stakes hearing featuring the CEOs of the four US tech giants. Read more »

US antitrust regulator may question Facebook chief: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 07:38 AM

US regulators may question Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his right-hand executive to determine if the social network has broken monopoly laws, according to a Wall Street Journal report Friday. Read more »

Facebook ad boycott organizers cite no progress on hate speech

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 03:58 PM

Organizers of the Facebook ad boycott vowed Tuesday to press on with their campaign, saying the social network's top executives had failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content. Read more »