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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:…
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Meta rescinded a request to have its own Oversight Board weigh in on content moderation policy related to the Russia-Ukraine…
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…
Bongbong Marcos Win Will Mean More Disinformation: Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa | Bloomberg
by Philip Heijmans
May 10, 2022
Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa warned that a win for Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippine presidential poll will show the…
Italy launches inquiry into Kremlin disinformation | The Guardian
by Angela Giuffrida
May 10, 2022
An Italian parliamentary committee has begun an investigation into the spread of disinformation, reportedly amid suspicions that some Russian commentators hosted…
To make AI fair, here’s what we must learn to do | Nature
by Mona Sloane
May 5, 2022
Developers of artificial intelligence must learn to collaborate with social scientists and the people affected by its applications. Beginning in…
Why researchers want broader access to social media data | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Teresa Carr
May 4, 2022
Within days of Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, several social media companies took steps to reduce the circulation of Russian…
In Homeland Security, Partisan Fight Breaks Out Over Disinformation Board | The New York Times
by Steven Lee Myers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
May 3, 2022
Nina Jankowicz’s new book, “How to Be a Woman Online,” chronicles the vitriol she and other women have faced from…
Disinformation for Dummies | The Wall Street Journal
by The Editorial Board
May 2, 2022
We realize public schools don’t teach the classics any more, but has no one in the Biden Administration read George…