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Elon Musk could roll back social media moderation – just as we’re learning how it can stop misinformation | The Conversation
by Harith Alani, Grégoire Burel, Tracie Farrell
7 days ago
The US$44 billion (£36 billion) purchase of Twitter by “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has many people worried. The concern…
Abortion Misinformation Surges on Facebook, Twitter After Leak | Bloomberg
by Davey Alba
7 days ago
Conspiracy theorists have latched on to the debate over US abortion rights on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, leading to…
Texas social media “censorship” law reinstated by appeals court | The Texas Tribune
by Andrew Zhang
May 12, 2022
A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a Republican-backed Texas law that prohibits large social media companies from banning users…
Meta withdraws ask for Oversight Board’s advice on Russia-Ukraine war | The Verge
by Alex Heath
May 12, 2022
Meta rescinded a request to have its own Oversight Board weigh in on content moderation policy related to the Russia-Ukraine…
Facebook Promised to Remove “Sensitive” Ads. Here’s What It Left Behind | The Markup
by Angie Waller and Colin Lecher
May 12, 2022
Late last year, after facing years of criticism for its practices, Facebook announced a change to its multibillion-dollar advertising system:…
Do browser extensions keep anyone away from fake news sites? Maybe a tiny bit | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Shraddha Chakradhar
May 12, 2022
As more companies and platforms adopt ways to figure out whether fact-checking, flagging questionable content, or some other form of…
Google paying more than 300 EU publishers for news, more to come | Reuters
by Foo Yun Chee
May 12, 2022
BRUSSELS, May 11 (Reuters) - Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google has signed deals to pay more than 300 publishers in Germany,…
Meta Accused Of Human Trafficking and Union-Busting in Kenya | Time
by Billy Perrigo
May 11, 2022
Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, and its largest outsourcing partner in Africa are facing new allegations of forced labor, human…
The complex realm of misinformation intervention | Popular Science
by Charlotte Hu
May 11, 2022
If you’re someone who’s “chronically online,” then chances are good that you’ve encountered content that is either false or misleading.…