Shannon Bond
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India Demands Social Media Firms Help It Track Misinformation Online
India's new social media rules give the government power to block certain content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff over censorship, privacy and free speech.
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Facebook Suspends President Trump For 2 Years, Changes Rules For Politicians
Facebook is keeping former President Donald Trump off its platform until at least January 2023, and it is ending a policy of treating politicians differently than other users.
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Trump Suspended From Facebook For 2 Years
Facebook says former President Donald Trump is locked out of its platform and Instagram until at least Jan. 7, 2023. It will reinstate him only "if the risk to public safety has receded."
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Senate Democrats Urge Google To Investigate Racial Bias In Its Tools And The Company
The senators say products like Google Search and YouTube may "perpetuate racist stereotypes" and the tech giant may not be a safe workplace for Black employees.
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In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem
The first big test of Facebook's Oversight Board reveals the challenges of checking the power and scale of the social media giant.
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Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Media's Oversight Board Rules
While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him.
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Facebook Oversight Board To Announce Decision On Trump Ban
Facebook's Oversight Board will announce whether former President Donald Trump can return to the social network, which kicked him off in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
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Reinstate Trump? Facebook Oversight Board Set To Rule On Indefinite Ban
The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday is expected to say whether Facebook should uphold or reverse a ban on the former president put in place after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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India's Government Is Telling Facebook, Twitter To Remove Critical Posts
Twitter and Facebook are removing posts in India that are critical of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, now a dire crisis.
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Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism
Facebook is giving users more control over what they see, as executives, including Nick Clegg, global affairs vice president, defend it from charges that algorithms favor inflammatory content.