“Keep the faith, guys. We’re gonna win this,” Biden wrote, encouraging his supporters on election night. The Democratic Party candidate added that he believed he was “on track” to beat incumbent President Donald Trump to the White House. Facebook quickly placed a warning on Biden’s post, reminding everyone that the …
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Praising recent Facebook’s decision to weed out all content that “denies or distorts” the Holocaust, Khan urged the social media platform to implement similar rules in regard to “Islamophobic” posts. “I appreciate your taking the step to rightly ban any posting that criticizes or questions the Holocaust, which was the …
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On Thursday, the committee authorized the issuing of subpoenas to Facebook CEO Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Dorsey. The motion was carried by the 22-member committee, with 12 Republicans voting to authorize the subpoenas and 10 Democrats abstaining. The pair will now be required to testify about the “suppression and/or censorship” …
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Covid-19 has impacted the world with massive force, a pandemic beyond anything seen in living memory. There has been an unprecedented reaction – some would say an unprecedented over-reaction. But what are the real figures, what is the true risk from the virus? It is very difficult to know. At …
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Described by President Donald Trump on Tuesday as “the laptop from hell,” a computer allegedly forgotten by Hunter Biden – the son of Democratic candidate Joe Biden – in a Delaware repair shop last year has proven an embarrassment for the former vice president. As the New York Post revealed …
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Clara Jeffery said she was “enraged” after reading a Wall Street Journal story about how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has drifted away from his apolitical stance and became a seriously involved player in the last four years. Among other things, the newspaper described how in 2017 Facebook changed its news …
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In a statement, Facebook said that the page had been scrubbed due to “repeated violations” of its policy prohibiting misinformation about Covid-19 that could lead to physical harm. The move comes just two days before New Zealand holds a general election. A spokesperson for Facebook insisted that the decision was …
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“So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of ‘Smoking Gun’ emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the [New York Post],” Trump tweeted on Wednesday evening. “REPEAL SECTION 230!!!” the president added, referring to the provision in the Communications Decency Act shielding social …
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Explaining that Facebook wants to help more Americans register and vote while also protecting the “integrity of the election by fighting foreign interference, misinformation and voter suppression,” vice president of integrity Guy Rosen announced on Wednesday that “calls for people to engage in poll watching when those calls use militarized …
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Facebook announced the new measures on Tuesday, explaining that the decision updates a policy imposed in August targeting QAnon accounts “containing discussions of potential violence,” broadening the ban to any profiles affiliated with the movement. The policy will also apply to Instagram. “Starting today, we will remove any Facebook Pages, …
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