Tag: social media
Facebook blocks terminally ill French man from livestreaming his death
Facebook is dealing with a test of its policies barring live streams involving suicide and self-harm. The social media giant told the AFP (via The Verge) it would block terminally ill French man Alain Cocq from livestreaming his death. The French gov… Source
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How TikTok got caught in the middle of a trade war with China
Less than three years after merging with Musical.ly, TikTok looked like it might just achieve something many have tried but few have accomplished: becoming an actual competitor with Facebook and Instagram.Then Donald Trump stepped in. Source
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Some Facebook users are about to start seeing Instagram Stories
The line between Facebook and Instagram continues to blur. The company is testing a new feature that allows users to view Instagram Stories from the main Facebook app.The new feature, which was spotted by Twitter user @ec_wife and confirmed by Facebo… Source
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Pinterest users won’t see ads when they search for election-related content
Ahead of November 3rd, Pinterest is implementing new policies to limit the amount and spread of misleading information related to the upcoming US presidential election. To start, when you search for topics like how to vote in two months times, you'll… Source
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Facebook didn’t actually take down the event page for Wisconsin militia
When Facebook said that it had removed a Wisconsin militia group and an event page associated with the organization following a deadly shooting, the company’s explanation wasn’t entirely accurate.While Facebook did remove the “Kenosha Guard” group fr… Source
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Facebook and Twitter caught Russian trolls running a literal fake news site
Facebook and Twitter have, again, caught Russian trolls trying to meddle with their platforms. Both companies disclosed that they had suspended a handful of accounts linked to the Internet research Agency, the Russian troll farm behind Russia’s 2016… Source
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