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Epstein accusers face relentless harassment; threats and intimidation escalate after identities exposed in Justice Department filesVictims of Jeffrey Epstein face severe threats and harassment. Their identities were exposed in government files, leading to online abuse a...
Social media platforms implement content policies following Charlie Kirk shootingMajor social media platforms including Meta, YouTube, Reddit and Bluesky announce content moderation policies for Charlie Kirk shooting vid...
Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users: Advocacy group GLAADGLAAD's annual report criticises major social media platforms for rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ users, worsening online hate and hara...
President Biden blasts 'shameful' Meta decision to scrap US fact-checkingUS President Joe Biden criticised Meta for ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US. He called it shameful. Meta's decision...
Meta clears use of Palestinian slogan 'From the River to the Sea'Meta's Oversight Board ruled on Wednesday that the standalone use of the phrase "From the River to the Sea," a slogan oft-used by pro-Pales...
Meta expands hate speech policy to remove more posts targeting 'Zionists'Meta will delete posts misusing 'Zionists' to target Jews or Israelis with antisemitic stereotypes or harm. After consulting 145 stakeholde...
Russia convicts Meta spokesperson in a swift trial in absentiaRussia convicts Meta's Andy Stone for justifying terrorism post Ukraine invasion. Hate speech policy changes result in criminal case. Meta ...
Oversight Board upholds Meta’s decision of removing video of communal violence in OdishaMajority of the board also backs decision to remove identical videos across Meta platforms given violence in Odisha at the time
Israel conflict: Meta takes steps to remove Hamas-related disinformationIn the three days after the attack, Meta said it removed or marked as disturbing more than 795,000 pieces of content in Hebrew or Arabic.
Meta sends Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member's content referral to Oversight BoardAs part of its Q1 2023 Oversight Board quarterly update, Meta said between January 1 and March 31, 2023, it submitted eight content referra...
Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots: reportEarlier this month, thousands of supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the nation's congress, supreme co...
Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report findsThe comments caused an uproar and the police issued a clarification saying that his proposal was only meant for extreme cases. Omer Barlev,...
Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights reportThe report, which covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021, includes a summary of a controversial human rights impact assessment of ...
Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights reportThe report, which covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021, includes a summary of a controversial human rights impact assessment of ...
How war in Ukraine roiled Facebook and InstagramMeta has made more than half a dozen content policy revisions since Russia invaded Ukraine last month. The company has permitted posts abou...
Meta narrows guidance to restrict calls for death of a head of stateThe move came after Reuters reported last week that Meta was temporarily allowing some posts on Facebook and Instagram calling for the deat...
Lawmaker calls for block on Instagram after Meta allows hate speech against RussiansA Meta spokesperson confirmed it had temporarily eased its rules for political speech, allowing posts such as "death to the Russian invader...
Facebook allows Ukraine war posts urging violence against invading Russians, Vladimir PutinThe social media company is also temporarily allowing some posts that call for death to Russian President Vladimir Putin or Belarusian Pres...
Russia demands that US stop Meta's "extremist activities"Meta Platforms will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the ...
Oversight Board wants Meta Platforms to look into 'doxing' issuesThe Board is recommending that Meta’s policies should go further in preventing individuals’ private residential information from being post...