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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Meta Just Shut A Vital Online Tool. It's Bad News For Fight Against Misinformation
For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called CrowdTangle to track and fight the spread of viral falsehoods online.
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"Grave Step Backwards": Meta Shuts Down Misinformation Monitoring Tool In Poll Year
A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.
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Facebook Will Be Shut Down, Karnataka High Court Warns Over Investigation: Report
The High Court of Karnataka has orally warned Facebook (Meta) that it may order its operations in India to be shut down if it does not cooperate with police investigation over a fake profile.
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Facebook Parent Meta Plans Additional Layoffs in Coming Weeks: Report
Facebook parent Meta Platforms is planning additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the next few months, which could match the 13 percent job cut tally from last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Meta let go of 11,000 employees four months ago and would be the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of ma...
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No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
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Facebook to Shut Down Podcast Platform in Less Than a Year of Its Launch
Facebook is also shuttering Soundbites and Audio hubs, while Live Audio Rooms is being integrated into its broader Facebook Live suite, says the report.
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Sunbathing Crocodile Shuts Down Runway At US Navy Airfield in Florida
The US Naval Air Station (NAS) in Key West, Florida, was forced to shut down when a largely fair crocodile refused to leave the runway. Taking to Facebook, the NAS posted a photo of the seven-foot reptile on Monday.
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Russia Fines Google for Failing to Take Down YouTube Videos Showing Military Operation in Ukraine
A Russian court has slapped a series of small fines on Google for failing to take down contentious YouTube videos showing military operations in Ukraine.
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Meta's Express Wi-Fi Affordable Internet Service to Shut Down in India and Other Regions After Six Years
Meta has announced the shutdown of its affordable Internet access program Express Wi-Fi, which was introduced back in 2016. The service partnered with local Internet service providers and mobile operators to provide cheaper Internet to underserved regions. Meta has not provided a reason for winding down the service in over 30 countries.
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Facebook-Parent Meta’s Antitrust Dismissal Request Shut Down, US Judge Says Case Can Proceed
A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company’s request for a dismissal.
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Facebook Will Shut Down Facial Recognition System Amid Privacy Concerns
Facebook announced it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology.
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Facebook Face Recognition To End, Data Of Billion People To Be Deleted
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system, its parent company said Tuesday, a change that will impact over a billion users and which comes after serious concerns over privacy.
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Facebook Ordered by US Court to Release Records of Anti-Rohingya Content for Genocide Case
Facebook has been ordered by a US federal judge to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about protecting privacy as "rich with irony."
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Facebook Cracks Down on Real-User Networks Over Harmful Activities
Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Meta Just Shut A Vital Online Tool. It's Bad News For Fight Against Misinformation
For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called CrowdTangle to track and fight the spread of viral falsehoods online.
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"Grave Step Backwards": Meta Shuts Down Misinformation Monitoring Tool In Poll Year
A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.
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Facebook Will Be Shut Down, Karnataka High Court Warns Over Investigation: Report
The High Court of Karnataka has orally warned Facebook (Meta) that it may order its operations in India to be shut down if it does not cooperate with police investigation over a fake profile.
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Facebook Parent Meta Plans Additional Layoffs in Coming Weeks: Report
Facebook parent Meta Platforms is planning additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the next few months, which could match the 13 percent job cut tally from last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Meta let go of 11,000 employees four months ago and would be the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of ma...
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No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
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Facebook to Shut Down Podcast Platform in Less Than a Year of Its Launch
Facebook is also shuttering Soundbites and Audio hubs, while Live Audio Rooms is being integrated into its broader Facebook Live suite, says the report.
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Sunbathing Crocodile Shuts Down Runway At US Navy Airfield in Florida
The US Naval Air Station (NAS) in Key West, Florida, was forced to shut down when a largely fair crocodile refused to leave the runway. Taking to Facebook, the NAS posted a photo of the seven-foot reptile on Monday.
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Russia Fines Google for Failing to Take Down YouTube Videos Showing Military Operation in Ukraine
A Russian court has slapped a series of small fines on Google for failing to take down contentious YouTube videos showing military operations in Ukraine.
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Meta's Express Wi-Fi Affordable Internet Service to Shut Down in India and Other Regions After Six Years
Meta has announced the shutdown of its affordable Internet access program Express Wi-Fi, which was introduced back in 2016. The service partnered with local Internet service providers and mobile operators to provide cheaper Internet to underserved regions. Meta has not provided a reason for winding down the service in over 30 countries.
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Facebook-Parent Meta’s Antitrust Dismissal Request Shut Down, US Judge Says Case Can Proceed
A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company’s request for a dismissal.
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Facebook Will Shut Down Facial Recognition System Amid Privacy Concerns
Facebook announced it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology.
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Facebook Face Recognition To End, Data Of Billion People To Be Deleted
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system, its parent company said Tuesday, a change that will impact over a billion users and which comes after serious concerns over privacy.
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Facebook Ordered by US Court to Release Records of Anti-Rohingya Content for Genocide Case
Facebook has been ordered by a US federal judge to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about protecting privacy as "rich with irony."
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Facebook Cracks Down on Real-User Networks Over Harmful Activities
Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts.
