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On Wednesday, the world’s largest social network hid posts with the text #ResignModi for a few hours, before restoring them.
After BuzzFeed News reported on an internal document that examined the social network’s failings leading up to the Capitol riot, many of Facebook's employees were prevented from accessing it.
An internal task force found that Facebook failed to take appropriate action against the Stop the Steal movement ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and hoped the company could “do better next time.”
Alex Saab may be extradited to the United States — but he has some unlikely allies.
“We have identified youth work as a priority for Instagram and have added it to our H1 priority list,” reads an internal Instagram post obtained by BuzzFeed News.
Amazon is promoting COVID conspiracy books around the world.
In a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn’t to blame for social division in the country. One researcher said some polarization can be a good thing, citing the civil rights movement.
His resignation comes amid new revelations of entanglements with Nextdoor and the Walton Foundation.
The New York Times columnist has been using his perch to promote the Weave Project — without disclosing his potential conflicts of interest to his readers.
Brooks also appeared in a Facebook-produced video panel used to promote an NYU study of Facebook Groups funded by the social media giant.
VidMate told BuzzFeed News it was investigating the claims, but declined to share basic information about its employees and ownership.
BuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trumpov websites being run from a single town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.
As the platform regulates speech, social justice advocates want it to stop perpetuating the same structures of racism they experience offline.
A 6,600-word internal memo from a fired Facebook data scientist details how the social network knew about specific examples of global political manipulation — and failed to act.
The Trending product has repeatedly promoted false news, and experts say it may get worse as the company scales Trending internationally.
"One last one for Harambe!"
Researchers followed YouTube's channel recommendations wherever they led and often found Alex Jones and other fringe channels. "Within the political communities, Alex Jones’ channel is one of the most recommended ones," they said.
The company is giving content from fact-checking organizations unprecedented visibility in the News Feed.
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