World Nov 20, 2020
Facebook offers up first estimate of hate speech on its platform
The social media site said it took action on 19.2 million pieces of violent and graphic content in the third quarter, up from 15 million in the second.
World / Politics | FOCUS Nov 7, 2020
Trump allies coin ‘legal vote’ media mantra to question election
U.S. President Donald Trump’s allies including some of his children are amplifying the president’s attacks on the election system’s integrity with online claims that test the rules set by social media companies against disinformation about the vote. The president’s unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud ...
World / Politics | FOCUS Nov 7, 2020
Thousands of Facebook Groups buzzed with calls for violence ahead of U.S. election
Before Facebook Inc. shut down a rapidly growing "Stop the Steal" Facebook Group on Thursday, the forum featured calls for members to ready their weapons should President Donald Trump lose his bid to remain in the White House. In disabling the group after coverage by ...
World / Politics Nov 5, 2020
Social media companies survived U.S. Election Day. More tests loom.
by Kate Conger, Mike Isaac and Daisuke Wakabayashi
For months, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube prepared to clamp down on misinformation on Election Day in the U.S. On Tuesday, most of their plans went off without a hitch. The social platforms added labels to misleading posts by President Donald Trump and notified their users ...
World / Politics Nov 4, 2020
Twitter and Facebook suspend some accounts as U.S. election misinformation spreads online
Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. on Tuesday suspended several recently created right-leaning news accounts posting information about voting in the hotly contested U.S. election for violating their policies.
Business Nov 3, 2020
Big Tech draws record revenue and harsh criticism with U.S. election ads
by Kurt Wagner, Mark Bergen and Sarah Frier
The presidential campaigns for each party more than doubled their ad spending on Facebook compared with the presidential candidates in the 2016 race.
Commentary / World Nov 2, 2020
Democracy dies when Facebook and Twitter define the truth
by Stephen L. Carter
Democrats and Republicans alike missed the point on Wednesday when members of the Senate Commerce Committee had their last chance before the election to grill the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google. With the GOP on the hunt for partisan bias and the Democrats ...
World / Politics Oct 16, 2020
Twitter changes course on New York Post article after Republicans claim ‘election interference’
by Mike Isaac and Kate Conger
On Thursday, simmering discontent among Republicans over the power that Facebook and Twitter wield over public discourse erupted into open acrimony.
Asia Pacific Oct 14, 2020
Anti-Rohingya hate spreads unchecked on Facebook in Malaysia
by Rozanna Latiff and A. Ananthalakshmi
Six months after rights groups reported the material to the social media giant, many xenophobic posts targeting Rohingya in Malaysia remained on the platform.
Business Oct 13, 2020
Nations delay deal on digital tax to mid-2021 amid U.S.-Europe row
The countries originally aimed to release a final report by the end of the year, responding to criticism that tech companies are not paying their fair share of taxes.
World / Politics Oct 8, 2020
Facebook widens ban on political ads as alarm rises over election
by Mike Isaac
The company now plans to prohibit all political and issue-based advertising after the polls close on Nov. 3 for an undetermined length of time.
World / Social Issues Oct 5, 2020
Online abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, poll finds
by Emma Batha
Social media companies were urged to take action to address the issue and called on governments to pass laws to deal with online harassment.