But critics contend that the effort is more about public relations than about addressing the platform’s tendency to amplify sensational and misleading articles.
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Facebook purges over 800 accounts that flooded users with political messages
The accounts were likely domestic, using clickbait headlines and spam to drive users to websites that then targeted them with ads, Facebook officials said.
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Children’s advocacy groups file lawsuit over Facebook kids’ app
They tell the FTC that the messaging app collects data without getting verifiable consent from parents.
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Facebook reveals new security breach affecting 50 million accounts
Hackers apparently exploited the social media platform’s ‘View As’ feature.
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Trade in endangered animals rises on Facebook
A wildlife monitoring group’s report shows screenshots of exotic animals advertised for sale on Facebook.
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Social media execs tell Congress they’re ready to fend off foreign interference
But both Democrats and Republicans said they were doubtful that the social media giants had fully cleaned them up ahead of the midterm elections
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Judge denies LePage motion to dismiss lawsuit by women blocked from his Facebook page
The lawsuit filed by Karin Leuthy of Camden and Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro accuses the Republican governor of violating their First Amendment rights.
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Belgian museums fight Facebook over artistic nudity
Unable to promote Flemish Masters through the site due to automatic censorship, art officials have reached out to the social network in the hopes of reaching a middle ground.
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Privacy controversies catch up with Facebook as stock value plunges
The steepness of the decline suggests investors are reevaluating the viability of the company’s core business – collecting extensive data on users so it can better target them with advertising.
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Facebook says software bug exposed millions of users’ private posts to the public
The social media company is notifying people to review their posts if they followed on-screen suggestions to make them public during the period in May.