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Smugglers Advertising Illegal Entry Services On Facebook: REPORT

Human smugglers advertised illegal border crossing services to migrants looking to enter the U.S. on Facebook, the Tech Transparency Project…

4 years ago

Facebook Has Been Used To Organize Migrant Caravans. The Tech Giant Is About To Face Congress

Thousands of migrants have reportedly used social media apps Facebook and WhatsApp to organize caravans and groups headed to illegally…

4 years ago

Facebook Confirms It Deleted Account For Suspected Boulder Shooter Containing Posts About Islam, Trump

Facebook deleted accounts belonging to suspected Boulder, Colorado, shooter Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa on Tuesday in line with its longstanding…

4 years ago

Clay Travis Says Facebook’s ‘Orwellian’ Censorship Cost Company ‘Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars’

Clay Travis, who runs the sports website Outkick, testified before Congress on Friday that Facebook cost his company ‘hundreds of…

4 years ago

Chinese State Media Suggest US Big Tech Censorship Proves Free Speech Is Unattainable

Chinese state-run media condemned Twitter and Facebook’s censorship of President Donald Trump last week, suggesting that the U.S., which is…

4 years ago

Hungary Weighs Big Tech Sanctions Over ‘Systemic Abuses’ Of Free Speech

Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga said Monday that Hungary is considering sanctions against big tech firms over alleged “systemic abuses”…

4 years ago

Facebook to Aggressively Remove All “Stop the Steal” Content From Its Platform

Facebook officials said in a statement Monday that they are making every effort to cleanse the platform of all "stop…

4 years ago

Ron Paul Says Facebook Blocked Him From Managing His Profile

Former Republican Texas Rep. Ron Paul tweeted Monday that Facebook “blocked me from managing my page.” “With no explanation other…

4 years ago

Zuckerberg: I’m Locking Trump’s Accounts ‘Indefinitely’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told users Thursday that President Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram would be blocked "indefinitely."…

4 years ago

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Facebook for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers

The Department of Justice announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. for discriminating against U.S. workers. The…

5 years ago

Biden’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Former Facebook And Zuckerberg Insiders

At least seven former higher-ups of Facebook or the charity run by its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, have secured positions in…

5 years ago

Ted Cruz Says Twitter And Facebook Could Face ‘Serious’ Campaign Finance Violations For Censoring Stories Critical Of Biden

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas told reporters Monday that Facebook and Twitter could face “potentially serious campaign finance violations”…

5 years ago

Big Tech Censors Content That Counters The WHO, Despite It Repeatedly Flip-Flopping On Its Guidance

Facebook and Google both have policies that censors content that counters official World Health Organization (WHO) guidance. The WHO has…

5 years ago

Facebook To Halt Political Ads After Election To Reduce ‘Confusion Or Abuse’

Facebook announced Wednesday that it will indefinitely halt political ads on its site beginning Nov. 3, the day of the…

5 years ago

This Digital Startup Explains Why Facebook Should Be Regulated

The creation of Facebook opened an avenue for a class of entrepreneurial spirits to build entire industries around advertising on…

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