Facebook encourages groups in time of division
Facebook on Thursday said it is raising the profile of member groups, hoping people with different views will find common ground on the leading social network.
Oct 2, 2020
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Self-harm content on Instagram: 'Self-harm or self-help?'
Instagram users who post self-harm content online are choosing ambiguous hashtags in an attempt to circumvent the social media platform's ban on harmful content, a researcher at the University of Otago, Wellington, has found.
Sep 23, 2020
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Tech giants strike deal with advertisers over hate speech
Web giants including Facebook struck a deal Wednesday with global advertisers to get on the same page on defining hate speech, a move aimed at helping companies steer clear of being associated with vile content.
Sep 23, 2020
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TikTok urges social media alliance against suicide content
TikTok on Tuesday proposed an alliance with nine other social media platforms to work collectively and rapidly to remove suicide content, following an incident this month when a man killed himself on Facebook.
Sep 22, 2020
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TikTok scrambles to remove suicide video clips, ban users
TikTok says it's working to remove videos of a man apparently taking his own life and banning users that keep trying to spread the clips on the popular social media platform.
Sep 8, 2020
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Facebook says it removed over 7 million pieces of 'harmful' COVID-19 content in quarter
Facebook says it removed over 7 million pieces misleading or "harmful" COVID-19 related posts from its social network and the company-owned Instagram in the second quarter.
Aug 12, 2020
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TikTok joins EU code of conduct on disinformation
The social media phenomenon TikTok joined the EU's disinformation code of conduct on Monday as tech giants seek to persuade Europe to back away from setting laws against harmful content online.
Jun 23, 2020
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Facebook removes 2.5 million posts selling masks, COVID-19 kits
Facebook Inc. said it has removed 2.5 million posts since March 1 offering masks, sanitizers, cleaning wipes and COVID-19 test kits, in an attempt to prevent users from price-gouging or selling counterfeit and dangerous products.
May 13, 2020
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Twitter to label 'misleading' virus content
Twitter said Monday it began tagging "misleading" and "disputed" claims about the coronavirus pandemic in a stepped-up effort to label potentially harmful content.
May 12, 2020
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Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation.
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