Meta Platforms, Inc prosecuted Octopus Data, the U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese national high-tech enterprise Shenzhen Vision Information Technology Co. Octopus Data allegedly offered data scraping services for Facebook and Instagram. Meta also prosecuted a Turkey-based individual, Ekrem Ateş, for allegedly setting up automated Instagram accounts to scrape data from 350,000 Instagram users. Octopus allegedly charges its…
Facebook, Instagram Fall Prey to Data Scraping; Indict Chinese Company
July 7, 2022
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Trump Attorney Weighs in on Facebook, Instagram Lawsuits Alleging Intentional Teen Addiction
An Alabama law firm has filed lawsuits in eight states against Meta Platforms alleging that Facebook and Instagram are defective and enable social media addiction. “These platforms are designed to keep people engaged as much as possible,” said Beasley Allen attorney Joseph van Zandt. “The more time the user spends on the platform, the more…
Texas School Shooting Suspect Talked Buying Gun, Wrote ’10 More Days’ on Social Media: Official
The 18-year-old who law enforcement officials say gunned down 19 children and two teachers in an elementary school in Texas talked with people online about buying a gun and hinted that something big was going to happen on the day the shooting occurred, an official said on May 27. Salvador Ramos, the shooting suspect, was…
Facebook, Instagram to Reveal More on How Ads Target Users
May 25, 2022
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WASHINGTON—Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The announcement follows years of criticism that the social media platforms withhold too much information about how campaigns, special interest groups and politicians use the platform to target…
Big Tech Censored Biden Criticism 646 Times Over 2 Years: Report
April 26, 2022
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Big Tech platforms have censored criticism of President Joe Biden more than 600 times over the past two years, according to a new report. The Media Research Center (MRC), a Virginia-based American content analysis and media watchdog group, through its CensorTrack database, found that between March 2020 and March 2022, social media platforms including Facebook,…
Beijing Hired ‘Real Housewives’ Star, Paralympian, TikTok Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics in US
April 9, 2022
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A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…
Beijing Hired Prominent American Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics in US
April 9, 2022
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A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…
Beijing Hired ‘Real Housewives’ Star, Paralympian, TikTok Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics
April 9, 2022
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A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…
Will the Drove of Changes at Instagram Help or Harm Small Businesses?
On March 23, 2022, Instagram announced two new features, known as “Favorites” and “Following,” to its photo and video sharing platform. The Favorites tool allows users to choose their top 50 accounts to follow, which are then given a star and listed higher up in chronological order on their home feed. No notifications are sent…
Kanye West Suspended From Instagram for 24 Hours Over Policy Violation
March 17, 2022
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Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours for violating the platform’s harassment policy in a post about “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah. A representative from Meta, formerly Facebook, told Variety that comments recently posted to the rappers’ account violated Instagram’s policies on hate speech, bullying, and harassment, and have been deleted. As a result, West, also known…
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