Spain has blocked from rolling out election-focused features on and in the country. Data protection agency AEPD used emergency powers stipulated in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to ban the Election Day Information and Voter Information Unit tools for up to three months as a precautionary measure. Meta planned to deploy these […]
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Black business Facebook admin aims to inspire through community involvement, podcast and book
By day, Lirec Williams is a systems program manager for DHL in their Columbus location, but work doesn’t end when he clocks out. Instead, he goes into the next day donning the hats he wears. Williams’ indefatigable drive to inspire is demonstrated through his involvement with organizations like Ohio Youth Development and the Africentric Personal […]
EU investigates Facebook and Instagram over ‘failure to protect children online’
The European Union has opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they are failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms. It is the latest round of scrutiny for parent company Meta Platforms under the 27-nation EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a sweeping […]
Malaysia outraged at Meta takedown of media’s Facebook posts on PM’s Hamas meeting
By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s communications minister expressed outrage at Meta Platforms on Tuesday, demanding it explain why it had taken down Facebook posts by local media covering the prime minister’s meeting this week with a Hamas leader. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Qatar on Monday and […]
American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
LYON, France (AP) — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search. A prosecutor in Metz, France, confirmed Tuesday that Ian Thomas Cleary, 31, of Saratoga, California, had been […]
Facebook oversight board set to rule on whether the phrase ‘From the river to the sea’ is ‘hate speech’
Meta’s Oversight Board will consider whether the phrase “From the river to the sea,” which is often chanted by pro-Palestinian protesters, constitutes hate speech and warrants a ban from its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. The board, which operates as an independent panel that decides on controversial issues related to content, said it was […]
Brad Parscale helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager looked squarely into the camera and promised his viewers they were about to witness a bold new era in politics. “You’re going to see some of the most amazing new technology in artificial intelligence that’s going to replace polling in the future across the country,” […]
Facebook posts target Gaza aid agencies with baseless ‘cigarette deliveries’ claim
Footage of charity workers packing parcels for Gaza showed they contained food supplies, contrary to Facebook posts that accused them of sending cigarettes to the war-torn territory. The baseless claim appeared to play on a conspiracy theory accusing Palestinians of faking their suffering, as a humanitarian crisis triggered by Israel’s war against Hamas deepened. A […]
Facebook and Instagram face EU scrutiny over possible digital rulebook breaches
The European Union said it is scrutinising Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections. The EU’s Executive Commission said it is opening formal proceedings into whether parent company Meta Platforms breached the Digital Services […]
Prosecutors want Miami mom jailed again, citing Facebook posts about cop who shot her son
Calling her “an inherent danger to the community,” prosecutors on Friday asked a Miami judge to revoke the bond of Gamaly Hollis and return her to jail. The reason: The 51-year-old mother posted news articles on Facebook recounting her arrest on charges of stalking a Miami-Dade police officer who had shot and killed her mentally […]
Man steals $1,500 in sex toys — then tries to sell them on Facebook, Missouri cops say
A man is accused of stealing $1,500 in sex toys from a store and attempting to sell them for a profit on Facebook Marketplace, Missouri police said. Employees identified the man after he had been asked to leave Hustler Hollywood store on March 5 because he argued with a worker, according to Berkeley police. The […]
Tom Emmer’s questionable Facebook posts
If you live in the St. Cloud area, you are a constituent of Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District, a gerrymandered crescent that arches from the Wisconsin border east of St. Paul, up to St. Cloud and beyond, and then down around the west side of Minneapolis to Shakopee. Our representative in Washington, D.C., is Tom Emmer, […]