Month: December 2019
The Infowars News Director Said He’s “Proud” The Site Called The Sandy Hook Shooting A Hoax
Infowars, the right-wing conspiracy theory site founded by Alex Jones, does not regret publishing false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax, according to a new deposition with news director Rob Dew exclusively obtained by BuzzFeed News. “I think our reporting stopped what was going…
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Sydney’s Air Quality Has Hit Hazardous Levels. Food Delivery Companies Are Still Letting Their Riders Work.
Food Delivery Companies Won’t Stop Taking Orders Because Of Sydney’s Smoke back to top Source
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Exclusive: Facebook Fired A Contractor Who Was Paid Thousands In Bribes To Reactivate Banned Ad Accounts
BuzzFeed News A Facebook contractor was paid thousands of dollars in bribes by a shady affiliate marketer to reactivate ad accounts that had been banned due to policy violations, a BuzzFeed News investigation has found. A company spokesperson confirmed that an unnamed worker was fired after inquiries from BuzzFeed News…
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Facebook The Plaintiff: Why The Company Is Suddenly Suing So Many Bad Actors
When Facebook caught the New Zealand–based company Social Media Series Limited selling likes from fake users on Instagram, the tech giant did something out of character. It sued. The lawsuit, filed in April, was a departure from Facebook’s previously less confrontational approach to those it caught abusing its platform. When…
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The Facebook Portal, Now With 80% Less Facebook
With a new update today, the Facebook Portal can be used exclusively with a WhatsApp log-in and calls — no Facebook account needed. Previously, the Portal could call people on WhatsApp, but callers still needed to create and log in with an active Facebook account. This should be good news…
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Facebook Tells US Attorney General It’s Not Prepared To Get Rid Of Encryption On WhatsApp And Messenger
Facebook said it would not weaken end-to-end encryption across its messaging apps, despite pressure from world governments, in a letter to US Attorney General Bill Barr and UK and Australian leaders. The letter, sent Monday, came in response to an October open letter from Barr, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel,…
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