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Meta and Amazon ax diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration

Changes at Meta come after company elevated prominent Republican to key position and donated to Trump

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

“You Have Enough Money”: Millionaire Actress Mandy Moore Draws Criticism For Wildfire GoFundMe

"The rich have no idea how the rest of us are living" The post “You Have Enough Money”: Millionaire Actress Mandy Moore Draws Criticism For Wildfire GoFundMe first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Jan 10, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg Claims Biden Administration Would 'Scream and Curse' at Meta Employees to Remove COVID Content, Including a Meme of Leonardo DiCaprio

Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the Biden administration allegedly "screamed" and "cursed" at Meta employees during disputes over Facebook's handling of COVID-related posts.

Latin Times · Jan 10, 2025

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Leaked Meta Training Materials Uses 'Immigrants Are Pieces of S--t' as Example of Now Acceptable Content

Content moderation changes announced by Meta are part of a broader policy shift that includes the suspension of the company's fact-checking program

Latin Times · Jan 10, 2025

Meta Abandons Racial Diversity Programs In Further Right-wing Shift

Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025

Brazil Gives Meta 72 Hours To Explain New Fact-checking Policies

Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025

Researcher nets major reward for finding Facebook bug able to unlock the gates to its internal systems

The discover of a security vulnerability at Meta has proved valuable for one lucky researcher.

TechRadar · Jan 10, 2025

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What Meta’s move to community moderation could mean for misinformation

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking programmes, starting in the US. Journalists and anti-hate speech activists have criticised the decision as an attempt to curry favour with the incoming US president, Donald Trump, but there could be…

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2025

Meta Policy Reversal Puts Question Mark On Furure Of Fact-checking

Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US programme.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025

Will Nick Clegg put a rocket under European tech now he’s out of Meta?

Our former deputy PM has parted ways with Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to sources close to him, Chris Blackhurst ponders what’s next

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025

'Real-world Harm' If Meta Ends Fact-checks, Global Network Warns

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's surprise announcement this week to slash content moderation policies in the United States has sparked alarm in countries such as Australia and Brazil.

Latin Times · Jan 10, 2025

Facebook's New Free Speech Policy Shows Business Getting Back to Business

It’s the latest company to step back from dangerous alliances with political factions.

Reason · Jan 10, 2025

Trouble in Trumpworld over H-1B visas makes for strange bedfellows

Program for skilled foreign workers pits Trump and Musk against Bannon – and progressive Bernie Sanders

The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2025

Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy

The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state

The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2025

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International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025

Fact-Checking Group Rates Meta's Claim That Moderation Is Censorship As 'False'

There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned while disputing Mark Zuckerberg's claim such moderation amounts to censorship.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2025

Vietnam Jails Ex-lawyer Over Facebook Posts

A Vietnamese court sentenced a prominent former lawyer to three years in jail Friday over Facebook posts it ruled undermined the state by criticising a leading judge.

Newslaundry · Jan 10, 2025

After Meta pullout, fact-checking partners anticipate job cuts, editorials point to global ripples

Meta’s decision this week to abandon its fact-checking programme, starting from the US, has reportedly triggered alarm bells among several fact-checking organisations. That the move comes as a response to the politics of the new regime in the US has also been apparent.

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Meta oversight board members say losing fact-checking could undermine public trust

Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and novelist Khaled Mansour have warned that disinformation ‘can very much kill’

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Reason · Jan 9, 2025

An Urgent Meeting of the Fact-Check Legion of Doom

Mark Zuckerberg has had it with these people.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Cash in the cupboard for life’s essentials

Brief letters: Smart money storage | The root of solving crosswords | Pink rabbit birthday treats | Chancers and buffoons | Facebook facts

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg’s alliance with Donald Trump proves just how low he’ll go

ANALYSIS: The Facebook and Instagram boss has shown just how deep he’s willing to stoop for the benefit of his commercial empire — and just how little his last eight years of promises really meant, writes Io Dodds

Salon · Jan 9, 2025

Businesses are paying big to tame Trump

As more money pours in, it underscores the degree to which powerful companies are willing to court his favor

TechRadar · Jan 9, 2025

The latest Apple Intelligence privacy scare is a lot of fuss about nothing, but here’s how to stop your phone using Enhanced Visual Search (if you really want to)

Enhanced Visual Search is really nothing to worry about.

TechRadar · Jan 9, 2025

Forget the US TikTok ban – what we need is better social media and privacy laws

A US TikTok ban may end up creating more problems than actually solving them.

Fact-Checking Industry Faces Uncertain Future Amid Meta's Changes

Meta's decision to discontinue fact-checking raises concerns about the spread of misinformation and the pursuit of truth in public discourse.

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