LOS ANGELES—A parent Facebook group opposing COVID-19 mandates in Los Angeles schools was disabled this week for allegedly spreading “misinformation.” The group, called “LAUSD Parents Against Medical Mandates,” was started by LA Unified School District (LAUSD) parents who oppose medical mandates for schools after the district announced a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students in September….
Facebook Censors Parent Group Opposing Medical Mandates
January 7, 2022
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Addictive ‘Brain Hijacking’ Methods of Social Media Platforms Harmful to Users, Especially Children: Insider
December 21, 2021
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Addictive “brain hijacking” methods used by social media giants to keep users on their platforms have harmful effects, particularly on children, according to industry insider Rex Lee, who says the companies may be violating child protection laws and consumer protection laws by employing such techniques. Lee, who has over 35 years of experience in the tech…
US Recommends Approving Google, Meta Undersea Data Cable to Asia
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Friday recommended Alphabet’s Google and Facebook parent Meta get permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing internet traffic with Asia. The administration urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to grant licenses for the companies to send and receive data on the existing 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network. The…
Meta Removes Seven Surveillance-for-Hire Entities From Facebook and Instagram That Targeted Nearly 50,000 Users
Meta announced Thursday that it has removed seven surveillance-for-hire entities from Facebook and Instagram that targeted nearly 50,000 users following a monthslong investigation. In a statement, the company said the surveillance-for-hire entities—which target people across the internet to collect intelligence, manipulate them into revealing information and compromise their devices and accounts—had indiscriminately gone after users in 100 countries…
Russia Fines Facebook Owner Meta Platforms 13 Million Roubles
December 16, 2021
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MOSCOW—Russia has fined Facebook-owner Meta Platforms 13 million roubles ($177,000), a Moscow court said on Thursday, for failing to delete content the government deems illegal, the latest in a string of penalties against foreign technology firms. Moscow has increased pressure on Big Tech this year in a campaign that critics characterize as an attempt by…
Meta Attorneys: Facebook Fact Check Labels Are Opinion
Labels placed on posts on Facebook accompanying so-called fact-checks are opinion, lawyers for the social media platform’s parent company said in a recent court filing. Television host John Stossel sued Facebook and two of its fact-checking partners, Science Feedback and Climate Feedback, earlier this year, accusing the entities of defaming him. Stossel posted two video…
Google, Meta Dominate as Digital Propels Global Advertising Growth: Forecasts
December 7, 2021
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The global advertising industry will notch higher growth this year than previously expected as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social media companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc. to reach customers during the pandemic, according to two ad industry forecasts released on Monday. Despite a year marked by…
Russia Files Court Cases for Fines on Annual Turnover of Google, Meta
December 3, 2021
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MOSCOW—Russia’s state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has filed cases against U.S. tech firms Google and Meta that could see fines imposed on their annual turnover in Russia, a Moscow court said on Friday. Roskomnadzor in October threatened both Alphabet’s Google and Meta’s Facebook with fines based on a percentage of their annual turnover for a repeated…
Facebook Parent Meta Removes China-Linked Influence Network Pushing COVID-19 Disinformation
An influence operation with ties to China used over 600 Facebook and Instagram accounts to spread disinformation on COVID-19, according to an adversarial threat report released by Meta on Wednesday. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it had in November removed hundreds of accounts on the social media platforms which worked to…
Facebook Told to Sell Giphy by UK Competition Watchdog
Facebook’s parent company Meta has been directed to sell GIF-sharing platform Giphy by a UK watchdog over competition fears. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the decision was “protecting millions of social media users and promoting competition and innovation in digital advertising.” The independent CMA panel reviewing the merger concluded that the deal had…
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