[ad_1] At this point, the question isn’t how big the advertising boycott will get, but what will it actually accomplish. So far, it’s not exactly clear. While the boycott has already succeeded in wiping away $56 billion from Facebook’s market value (and making Zuckerberg $7.2 billion poorer), we don’t really know how much money Facebook […]
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Facebook’s advertiser boycott is getting even bigger
[ad_1] There are now more than 120 companies participating in the boycott, according to a spreadsheet tracking the names. Some companies, like Coca-Cola, are opting to pause their Facebook ads, but are not explicitly joining the boycott. For the month of July, American Honda is withholding its advertising on Facebook and Instagram. We choose to […]
Facebook will link all 2020 US election posts to its voter hub
[ad_1] When it comes to potential cases of voter suppression, every post that mentions the 2020 election will include a link to the Voter Information Center. Facebook also plans to flag posts made by politicians in this same way. “This isn’t a judgment of whether the posts themselves are accurate,” said Zuckerberg. “But we want […]
Facebook will label posts from politicians that break its rules
[ad_1] “We will soon start labeling some of the content we leave up because it is deemed newsworthy, so people can know when this is the case,” Zuckerberg wrote. “We’ll allow people to share this content to condemn it, just like we do with other problematic content, because this is an important part of how […]
Zuckerberg says he will ‘review’ policies after employee backlash
[ad_1] Zuckerberg said Facebook would “review” three policy areas, but stopped short of committing to specific changes. Among them: “threats of state use of force,” voter suppression in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, and whether Facebook should add labels to “violating or partially-violating content.” “I know many of you think we should have labeled […]
Podcast: Twitter and Facebook’s showdown with Trump
[ad_1] What a year this past week has been. While protesters were hitting the streets to combat police violence, most of us were left watching the events unfold on social media. And even without those historic demonstrations, it was a pretty momentous week for Twitter and Facebook, both of which were faced with challenging decisions […]
Facebook staff plan ‘virtual walkout’ over response to Trump posts
[ad_1] The walkout comes days after Zuckerberg announced Friday evening that Trump’s posts, which Twitter said broke its rules regarding “glorification of violence,” didn’t violate Facebook’s standards. Zuckerberg said he had a “visceral negative reaction” to Trump’s “inflammatory rhetoric,” but ultimately opted to leave the posts up untouched. Axios later reported that Zuckerberg had spoken […]
Twitter said Trump broke its rules. Facebook allows the same posts.
[ad_1] But the words didn’t just appear on Twitter. As with other Trump tweets, it was also cross-posted to Trump’s Facebook and Instagram account. Facebook, though, has not taken any action on the posts, despite also having rules against glorifying violence. That may not be particularly surprising given that Facebook also opted to do nothing […]
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey disagree on fact checking the president
[ad_1] Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey fired back in a series of tweets. “We’ll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally. And we will admit to and own any mistakes we make. This does not make us an ‘arbiter of truth.’ Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and […]
Facebook sees opportunity in a pandemic
[ad_1] Soon after, with growing numbers of people around the world on lockdown, use of the social network started to tick up and the company began to push out one coronavirus-related update after another. Some moves, such as tightening ad policies, were defensive — an effort to weed out scammers and profiteers. Others, such as […]