CIA Agent Takes Over Election Police At Facebook
Former CIA Agent Aaron Berman, who served at the CIA between March 2002 and July 2019, takes over election policing at Facebook. Aaron Berman, a 17-year veteran of the CIA who already held a senior position in Facebook’s “misinformation” team during the 2020 election, has been promoted to “Head of Elections Policies” at the company […]
Facebook, Instagram To Block All News Stories In Canada
A law known as the Online News Act has caused Facebook and Instagram to follow through with blocking all news stories in Canada. Meta said Thursday that it plans to follow through with a threat to block Canadians from sharing news on its platforms, after the federal government passed a law requiring digital firms to […]
India Threatens Facebook With Operations Shutdown In India Due To Lack Of Cooperation
As a consequence of Facebook’s alleged lack of cooperation with the state police in an investigation involving an imprisoned Indian citizen in Saudi Arabia, the Indian state of Karnataka has threatened to shut down Facebook’s operations. The Karnataka High Court has recently issued a stern warning to Facebook, raising the possibility of taking measures to […]
San Diego Schools Sue Facebook, Twitter For Mental Health Crisis
Two districts in San Diego County are part of a larger group of 16 districts that have filed a lawsuit against over a dozen social media companies in a San Francisco federal court. The lawsuit aims to hold Facebook, Twitter, and other companies responsible for contributing to the mental health crisis by exposing children to harmful content and cyberbullying.
Clearview AI Scraped Billions Of Facebook Photos For Facial Recognition Database
Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That told the BBC in an interview that the company has scraped 30 billion photos without users’ knowledge over the years from various sources, including Facebook, to build its facial recognition database.
The Facebook COVID Files: Emails Reveal The CDC’s Role In Silencing COVID-19 Dissent
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) played a direct role in policing permissible speech on social media throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, according to confidential emails. Here are the the Facebook COVID files: emails that reveal the CDC’s role in silencing COVID-19 dissent.
Facebook Employees Took Bribes To Hijack User Accounts
There are automated processes to try and retrieve an account whenever a user is locked out, including contacting Meta by phone or email, which is often a fruitless endeavor. Now, its been revealed that Facebook employees took bribes to hijack user accounts.
The Rise Of TikTok And Fall Of Facebook
In an interview with Stratechery on October 12, Mark Zuckerberg talked about the rise of TikTok and the fall of Facebook, calling it a sort of missed opportunity.
Facebook Receives Largest Election Fine In U.S. History
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that Facebook has received the largest election fine in U.S. history of nearly 25 million, and he said it was justified.
CDC Gave Facebook Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccines, Emails Show
New emails leaked on June 3, which were shown in a legal proceeding against the U.S. government, show that the CDC gave Facebook misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.