By Entrepreneur en Español Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger on Monday suffered the longest of their service interruptions on record, a drop that affected millions of users around the world. Why Did Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger Go Down? It’s not uncommon for Facebook to have localized outages, but with nearly 3 billion monthly users,…
Facebook Whistleblower Claims Profit Was Prioritized Over Clamping Down on Hate Speech
October 4, 2021
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A Facebook whistleblower, who is due to testify before Congress on Tuesday, has accused the Big Tech company of repeatedly putting profit before doing “what was good for the public,” including clamping down on hate speech. Frances Haugen, who told CBS’s “60 Minutes” program that she was recruited by Facebook as a product manager on…
Trump Asks Judge to Force Twitter to Reinstate His Account
October 2, 2021
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Former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to force Twitter to reinstate his account in a civil lawsuit filed in Florida on Friday. Trump, along with several other plaintiffs, says that Twitter’s ban of his account violated the First Amendment and likely violated Florida’s newly-enacted Stop Social Media Censorship Act. The former president filed…
Facebook Whistleblower Expected to Testify on Instagram’s Impact on Kids
October 1, 2021
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A Facebook whistleblower is expected to testify at a Senate hearing on Oct. 5 about the company’s knowledge regarding Instagram’s allegedly harmful effects on children. The hearing is based on a Sept. 14 exposé by The Wall Street Journal that claims Instagram has a “toxic” impact on the self-esteem of young girls and that Facebook knew…
Lawmakers Grill Facebook Over Leaked Internal Research on Instagram’s Harmful Impact on Teens
October 1, 2021
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Facebook was heavily criticized by members of Congress on Thursday during a hearing examining how the social network giant handled internal research relating to its Instagram platform and how it can be harmful to the mental health of teenagers. Antigone Davis, Facebook’s global head of safety, was grilled for over three hours by lawmakers who accused…
Facebook Could Face Hefty Fine in Russia Over Banned Content, Says Regulator
MOSCOW—Russian authorities on Thursday warned social media giant Facebook it faces a fine of up to 10 percent of its annual turnover in the country unless it deletes content Moscow deems illegal. Upping the ante in its standoff with U.S. Big Tech, state communications regulator Roskomnadzor told Reuters it was planning to send Facebook’s representatives…
YouTube Bans All ‘Harmful Vaccine Content’ From Its Platform
September 29, 2021
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Google-owned YouTube announced Wednesday it will ban all “harmful vaccine content” from its platform, including claims that vaccines are ineffective at reducing transmission of disease, prompting concerns that the firm will escalate censorship of dissenting viewpoints. “We’ve steadily seen false claims about the coronavirus vaccines spill over into misinformation about vaccines in general, and we’re…
How Blind Spots and Biases Hurt Our Kids
All parents have strong biases when it comes to managing their children’s screen use. What are yours? “My child would never send a nude photo. That isn’t how she was raised.” “I don’t believe my child is lying to me. I have good kids.” “Video games aren’t that bad. I played as a kid and…
Facebook Pauses Plans for Instagram for Children
Facebook has paused its plans to create an Instagram for children under 13 after the effort drew pushback from dozens of attorneys general. Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, said in a blog post on Monday that the company still believes building the version for children “is the right thing to do” but it is “pausing…
Instagram Is Bad for Teens—and Facebook Knows It
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram—the social media platform most used by adolescents—is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual, according to a Sept. 14 report in The Wall Street Journal. Facebook’s policy of pursuing profits regardless…
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