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Facebook Studied Instagram’s Toxic Effects on Teen Girls, Downplayed Problem to Public (Report)
The company’s internal research revealed app may cause major mental health issues, specifically around self-image
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Facebook Exempted Trump, Elizabeth Warren and Other A-Listers From Content Enforcement Rules (Report)
A VIP program called XCheck was initially created for quality-control purposes
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Are Fears Over Facebook and Other Big Tech Companies Overblown? | Video
Author Robby Soave explains why he’s “extremely skeptical” of both political parties’ push to curb Big Tech
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How Substack CEO Chris Best Sees Newsletters as a Way to Defend Press Freedom
“There’s some things in there that are that are off-limits, but we take a very broad support in general,” Best tells TheWrap
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Facebook Apologizes for Automated ‘Primates’ Label on Video of Black Men
The incident, generated by artificial intelligence software, “was clearly an unacceptable error,” the social network giant says
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Nearly 50 Facebook Groups Promote Livestock Drug Ivermectin, Watchdog Group Says
There are some 65,000 people in the groups, per Media Matters for America
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Facebook Pulls US Capitol Bomber Suspect Ray Roseberry’s Account After 30 Minutes of Livestreaming
The social-media network said it is working with law enforcement and that the incident violated its “dangerous organizations policies”
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FTC Accuses Facebook of Illegally Crushing Competition in New Antitrust Suit
“Facebook has systematically tracked potential rivals and acquired companies that it viewed as serious competitive threats,” says FTC
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Facebook Has Removed 18 Million Posts With COVID Misinformation, Mark Zuckerberg Says (Video)
In an interview, the Facebook founder didn’t share the number of views those posts got
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‘The Social Dilemma’ Director on the ‘Underlying Question’ That Drove the Film (Video)
The investigative documentary explores issues of loneliness and addiction that are driven by social and search companies
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Facebook ‘Really Sorry’ for Banning Movie Poster Featuring Woman’s Lactating Nipple on Instagram
Instagram parent Facebook has restored image of Pedro Almodovar’s “Parallel Mothers,” citing an “artistic context” exemption to nudity rules
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Facebook Used ‘Misleading Claims’ to Stop Research of Its Political Ads, FTC Says
The social network and FTC are at odds again
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Can Facebook’s $1 Billion Spend on Content Keep Creators Happy?
Rivals say the tech giant is playing “defense”
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Google Fired 36 People Last Year for Mishandling User Data and Other Security Issues
A company investigation also revealed abuse-of-access breaches
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Facebook to Host First Movie Premiere With 9/11 Museum Documentary ‘The Outsider’
The film will stream August 19-20 and cost $3.99 before a wider theaters and VOD release