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Facebook speech policy change alarms UN

GENEVA: The United Nations has expressed alarm over Facebook’s decision to temporarily ease its policy on violent speech after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, warning it could spark “hate speech” against Russians.

Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Friday, March 11

Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Friday, March 11

Meta Platforms And 4 Other Stocks Sold By Insiders

Meta Platforms And 4 Other Stocks Sold By Insiders

Although US crude oil futures traded higher this morning, there were a few notable insider trades.

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EU, UK Launches Antitrust Investigations On Google, Meta

EU and U.K. antitrust regulators launched parallel investigations into Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) unit Google and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) over a 2018 ad deal, CNBC reports. The European Commission and the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority investigated whether the pact between the two tech giants dubbed “Jedi Blue” squeezed competitors out of…

Twitter Names New Leaders For Consumer Division

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) named new leaders in its consumer division, Bluebird, to develop new features and services. Jay Sullivan, who led product for Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook's AI Assistant, and led the privacy and safety product teams on Messenger and Instagram Direct, joined Twitter late last year as the new head of product in…

Google, Meta Face EU Probe into Possible Competition Breach

The European Union threatened to crack down on an agreement between Google and Facebook parent Meta for online display advertising services, saying Friday that the deal may breach the bloc’s rules on fair competition. The EU’s competition watchdog opened a probe into a 2018 pact involving the participation of Meta’s…

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Twitter Names New Leaders of Consumer Unit in Push to Add Users

Twitter Inc named three new leaders in its consumer division on Thursday to oversee development of new features and services as it races to reach 315 million daily users by the end of 2023, up from 217 million now. Over the past year, Twitter has added features such as Spaces,…

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Facebook will allow posts calling for Putin's death and violence against Russian soldiers

Facebook will allow posts calling for Putin's death and violence against Russian soldiers

Social media giants Meta have temporarily relaxed rules in some countries which will allow people to post "forms of political expression" such as the death of Putin

Facebook and Instagram ‘temporarily’ allow posts calling for violence against Putin and Russian soldiers

Facebook and Instagram ‘temporarily’ allow posts calling for violence against Putin and Russian soldiers

Terms such as ‘death to Russian invaders’ will now be allowed on the platforms, Meta said

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Facebook Allows Calls for Violence against 'Russian Invaders'

Facebook Allows Calls for Violence against 'Russian Invaders'

Facebook has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, allowing statements like "death to Russian invaders" but not credible threats against civilians, the tech giant said Thursday. Moscow's internationally condemned attack on its neighbor has provoked unprecedented sanctions from Western governments and businesses, but also…

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UK economy rebounds; Evraz directors resign after Abramovich sanctioned; BAT quits Russia – as it happened

UK economy rebounds; Evraz directors resign after Abramovich sanctioned; BAT quits Russia – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Facebook allows posts urging violence against invading Russians

Facebook allows posts urging violence against invading Russians

Tech giant says will not allow credible threats against civilians as Russia demands stop to ‘extremist activities’.

Facebook Reportedly Relaxes Hate Speech Rules To Let Some Users Call For Violence Against Russian Soldiers, Putin

Facebook Reportedly Relaxes Hate Speech Rules To Let Some Users Call For Violence Against Russian Soldiers, Putin

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) would allow users of its social media platforms in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the country's invasion of Ukraine, according to a Reuters

Instagram users in Russia are told service will cease from midnight

Instagram users in Russia are told service will cease from midnight

Instagram users in Russia have been notified that the service will cease from midnight on Sunday after its owner Meta Platforms said last week it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders".

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Latest Ukraine updates: UN stresses ‘urgent’ need for talks

Ukraine-Russia news from March 11: UN says it is not aware of Ukraine biological weapons programme.

Facebook temporarily allows posts on Ukraine war calling for violence against invading Russians or Putin's death

Meta Platforms will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a temporary change to its hate speech policy.

Twitter, Facebook remove Russian embassy tweet on Mariupol hospital bombing

Twitter Inc and Meta Platform's Facebook have removed posts from the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom about the bombing of a children's hospital in Mariupol for breaking its rules against denying violent events, the companies said on Thursday.

‘Instagram for kids’ project head leaves company amid public backlash

Pavni Diwanji's most high-profile project has been put on indefinite hiatus.

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This Is What Whales Are Betting On Meta Platforms

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Meta Platforms. Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) we detected 45 strange trades.

VR needs to address the huge motion sick elephant in the room

My severe motion sickness prevents me from playing tons of games, I don’t want to be left out of mainstream VR, too, especially if the metaverse pans out.

Twitter Introduces New Version To Secure User Activity, Information From Russian Surveillance: Bloomberg

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) launched a version of its social media service for the Tor internet browser, Bloomberg reports. The Onion Router version looks to keep user activity and information secure from potential Russian surveillance. Users can access websites on Tor via a Tor browser, which hides a user’s location and activity. Related…

Meta Axes Google Veteran Heading Insta For Kids; Project Remains Halted

Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) VP of youth Pavni Diwanji departed as part of a restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reports. Diwanji supervised Instagram's development of a controversial product for children. Diwanji previously served as a VP at Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, where she led YouTube kids and other family-oriented projects. Adam Mosseri, head…

Facebook's new Group admin tools won't stop the misinformation flood

Meta is introducing new moderation tools for Groups, but tools are only as effective as the admins using them.

This CEO Has Been Buying More Than $1B Of His Own Stock Over The Last Year

Dustin Moskovitz co-founded Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) with Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard in 2004.

Why Facebook (Meta Platforms), Twitter And Snap Shares Are Rising Today

Shares of social media companies, including Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Snap Inc (NYSE: SNA

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