SAN FRANCISCO – After Facebook banned Donald Trump for posts following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, the company passed the hot-button decision off to a group of experts to review. The Facebook Oversight Board, created and funded by Facebook, returned its decision on Wednesday, temporarily upholding Facebook’s ban of Trump, but criticizing the company for […]
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Facebook panel to decide whether to reinstate Trump after Capitol riot ban
The ban is that culmination of a long-running and tortured relationship between the politician and the social media company.
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Instagram blocks account of celebrity Maine doctor who spreads vaccine disinformation
Dr. Christiane Northrup is one of the ‘disinformation dozen’ responsible for 65 percent of all COVID-19 vaccine disinformation on social media, according to a Senate report.
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Supreme Court sides with Facebook in text message dispute
Critics say the unanimous decision opened a gaping hole in a law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, that would subject anyone with a cellphone to endless automated calls and messages.
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Small group plays big role in pushing vaccine skepticism, Facebook study finds
The results from Facebook’s research track with findings from researchers who have noted that a small minority of people, particularly influencers and people who post frequently or use underhanded tactics to spread their message, can be superspreaders of misleading information.
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Facebook takes temporary steps to scale down political content
The social media platform continues to reckon with the role its site played in boosting interest in the Jan. 6 rally that culminated in a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Facebook’s oversight board to decide whether Trump gets to keep his account
The Oversight Board, made up of high-profile academics, lawyers and others from around the world, was established by Facebook last year to provide a check on the tech giant’s power.
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Facebook, Twitter could face punishing regulation for their role in U.S. Capitol riot, Democrats say
Trump on Friday resumed tweeting, praising his supporters as “great American patriots” and pledging they would not be “disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!”
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Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Twitter locks Trump’s account for 12 hours and warns he could be kicked off for good
Facebook follows, blocking the president’s account, for the first time, for 24 hours for what it said were two policy violations.