[ad_1] The social media giant plans to impose other restrictions as well. The company says it won’t include their content in Facebook News. They also won’t have access to the Messenger Business Platform and WhatsApp business API. “… we believe it’s important to ensure when it comes to advertising, these Pages are held to the […]
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Facebook has removed 7 million posts for coronavirus misinformation
[ad_1] The company removes posts that spread false claims about cures or treatments for COVID-19, as well as other misinformation health organizations say is dangerous. The company has also taken steps to push credible health information, including debunking common rumors about the virus and pushing out PSAs about wearing masks. Despite these efforts, misinformation about […]
Facebook forms financial group to focus on payments
[ad_1] The company believes that enabling such purchases makes advertising becomes more valuable. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he’s quite keen on growing in-app transactions. “As payments grow across Messenger and WhatsApp, and as we’re able to roll that out in more places, I think that will only grow as a trend,” he said […]
Facebook removes massive QAnon group over hate and harassment claims
[ad_1] Facebook just took down one of the larger targets in its crackdown on QAnon conspiracy theories. The social network told Reuters that it had removed Official Q/Qanon, a group with almost 200,000 members, after multiple posts reportedly violated policies against harassment, hate, and potentially harmful misinformation. The shutdown took effect August 4th, Facebook said, […]
Recommended Reading: The world of Lego interface panel design
[ad_1] The UX of Lego interface panelsGeorge Cave, designbycave.co.ukWhether it’s a spaceship, a cash register or a car instrument cluster, Lego interface panels play a relatively small role in the grand scheme of most builds. They offer finer details for a… [ad_2] Source link
Facebook repeatedly overruled fact checkers in favor of conservatives
[ad_1] People who run popular pages with large followings are able to appeal fact-checking decisions. And when conservatives who have criticized the social network for being biased against them appeal these decisions, Facebook has reportedly flagged the issue as requiring “escalation.” It’s then that Facebook’s team, “with direct oversight from company leadership,” steps in. “The […]
Facebook sweep deletes some fake Trump supporters and COVID conspiracies
[ad_1] Facebook has removed several networks of accounts that were spreading misinformation in the US ahead of the 2020 presidential election. One of the troll farms, which was based in Romania, posed as a group of African Americans who said they supported President Donald Trump. They used names like “BlackPeopleVoteForTrump” to share their content. Nathaniel […]
Facebook removes Trump post for ‘harmful COVID misinformation’
[ad_1] It marks the first time Facebook has removed one of Trump’s posts under the policy. The company has previously taken down Trump campaign ads for breaking its rules around “organized hate” and misleading information about the US census. The video was also shared on Twitter, where it remains up. On Facebook, the video was […]
Instagram inexplicably adds a Comic Sans-like font to Stories
[ad_1] Polite reminder that comic sans is an accessible font and Instagram introducing it is actually a v good thing ??? — Tasmin ? Freelance Digital Marketer (@GrandioseDays) August 4, 2020 Former Microsoft typographer Vincent Connare created Comic Sans in 1994. Pulling inspiration from the lettering in comic books like Watchmen, Connare envisioned people using […]
Instagram ‘bug’ heavily favored Trump content over Biden for months
[ad_1] The Tech Transparency Project first noticed the bug and believes that it has been in effect since at least June. “What we’ve seen with the related hashtags with Biden is that there is so much vitriol, that it appears to be benefitting President Trump,” director of the Tech Transparency Project, Katie Paul, told Buzzfeed […]