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Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content

11:08am March 16, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The three-year deal came weeks after Facebook briefly blocked Australian news outlets' content on its platform to protest a change in the country's media law requiring the company to pay for it.

Facebook has promised repeatedly in recent years to address the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation on its site.

Politics & Government

Far-Right Misinformation Is Thriving On Facebook. A New Study Shows Just How Much

8:35pm March 06, 2021

Research from New York University found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation drive engagement at higher rates than other news sources.

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Facebook on Wednesday announced it would restrict Australians from accessing news articles on its platform.

World News

Facebook Blocks News In Australia Over Government Plan To Force Payment To Publishers

11:13pm February 17, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

The announcement came just as Google reached a deal with Australian publishers and as the president of Microsoft urged U.S. regulators to copy Australia's proposal.

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the coronavirus vaccine to an elderly at a health center in the Cypriot coastal city of Limassol on February 8, 2021.

Health & Safety

Facebook Widens Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation In Push To Boost Confidence

1:07pm February 08, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The social network says it will focus on groups, pages and accounts repeatedly sharing false claims about vaccines.

People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar.

World News

Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

4:29pm February 06, 2021

by Avie Schneider

Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.

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With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate.

Unwelcome On Facebook And Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites

12:35pm January 31, 2021

by Shannon Bond

As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the acc

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Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader

6:47pm January 22, 2021

by Dustin Jones

An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.

Facebook's new Oversight Board will review its controversial decision to suspend former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

Facebook Asks Oversight Board Whether Trump's Account Should Be Restored Now

5:44pm January 21, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The social network referred its decision to revoke the former president's posting privileges to its Oversight Board, an independent panel of experts.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill last October. Facebook and Twitter announced new actions to curb the spread of misinformation.

National

Facebook Removes 'Stop The Steal' Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts

2:16pm January 12, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Twitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts spreading the QAnon conspiracy theory since Friday. Facebook is removing content with the phrase "stop the steal."

Roy Austin Jr. has been named Facebook's vice president of civil rights, a new position within the company with the mandate to oversee its accountability on racial hatred and discrimination on its platform.

National

Facebook Taps Former Obama Official As Vice President Of Civil Rights

7:24pm January 11, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Roy Austin Jr. will fill the new position, which was created by Facebook after a scathing audit released in July 2020 concluded the company's policies had caused "serious setbacks for civil rights."