2025-01-31
Meta Safety Advisory Council says the company's moderation changes prioritize politics over safety
The Meta Safety Advisory Council has written the company a letter about its concerns with its recent policy changes, including its decision to suspend its fact-checking program. In it, the council said that Meta's policy shift "risks prioritizing political ideologies over global safety imperatives." It highlights how Meta's position as one of the world's most influential companies gives it the power to influence not just online behavior, but also societal norms. The company risks "normalizing harmful behaviors and u [...]
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Meta is ditching third-party fact checkers on Facebook, Instagram
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2025-01-17
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2025-01-10
Meta's right-wing reinvention also includes an end to DEI programs and trans Messenger themes
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2025-01-20
Bluesky's 2024 moderation report shows how quickly harmful content grew as new users flocked in
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2025-01-29
Meta will pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump over his 2021 Facebook suspension
Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit stemming from the social network’s decision to suspend Trump's Facebook account following the riots at the US [...]
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Instagram blocked LGBTQ hashtags and treated them as ‘sexually suggestive content’
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