social networks

How Facebook’s algorithms promote hate and drive toxic content
The Wall Street Journal has published detailed exposés quoting Facebook's internal documents and Frances Haugen, who has also appeared on CBS' "60 Minutes" and in congressional hearings. "The thing I saw at Facebook over and over again was there were con ...[Read more]
1
Like
Save
Facebook Board Announces Trump Remains Banned. Trump Starts His Own “Platform”
“The Board has upheld Facebook’s decision on January 7, 2021, to restrict then-President Donald Trump’s access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account,” the board said in a much-anticipated statement this morning. The decisio ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save
As US Government Strangles Iran’s Economy, Google ‘Suffocates’ Iranian Media
The recent shutdown of PressTV and HispanTV's YouTube and Gmail accounts are more examples of the continued effort by the US government to silence Iranian media outlets, Alex Rubinstein, a journalist for MintPress News, told Sputnik. ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save
Whose Fake News Gets a Pass? NYT Advocates Internet Censorship
In its lead editorial on Sunday, The New York Times decried what it deemed 'The Digital Virus Called Fake News' and called for Internet censorship to counter this alleged problem, taking particular aim at Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for letting '€œ ...[Read more]
1
Like
Save
What to Do About ‘Fake News’ – Consortiumnews
So, who are the “responsible” journalists who should be anointed to regulate what the world’s public gets to see and hear? For that Orwellian task, a kind of Ministry of Truth has been set up by Google, called the First Draft Coalition, which touts ...[Read more]
0
Like
Save