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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
About 640 million users opt for that form of authentication system.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
In middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta
Skeptics accuse the company of trying to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, leaked documents that portray it as putting profits ahead of ridding its platform of hate, political strife and misinformation.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Facebook knew, but didn’t tell, how COVID misinformation was being spread, documents show
Documents underline just how extensively Facebook was studying coronavirus and vaccine misinformation on its platform as the virus tore across the world, unearthing findings that concerned its own employees.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Facebook, Google, Twitter face grilling by UK lawmakers
British lawmakers are grilling the tech giants over how they handle online safety as European efforts to regulate social media companies gain momentum.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Five points for ‘angry,’ one for ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation
Starting in 2017, Facebook's ranking algorithm treated emoji reactions as five times more valuable than ‘likes,’ internal documents reveal.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Facebook paying fine to settle allegations it favored foreign workers over U.S. labor
It is the largest civil penalty and backpay award ever recovered by the civil rights division in the 35-year history of enforcing anti-discrimination rules under the Immigration and Nationality Act, officials said.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2021
After allegations, Mainers reconsider use of Facebook, Instagram
Some would like to stop using the social-media platforms in light of recent reports that management has ignored the harm they can do, but either rely heavily on them or feel they can be used for good as well.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2021
Whistleblower tells Congress that Facebook knows its platforms harm children, fuel division
Frances Haugen testifies that company executives refuse to make changes because they elevate profits over safety, and she says CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ultimately responsible.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2021
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
Facebook blames ‘a faulty configuration change’ and says there is ‘no evidence that user data was compromised’ because of the outage.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2021
Zuckerberg created a monster that preys on our biases
Algorithmic amplification prompts many users to enter dark, paranoid echo chambers of alternate reality.
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