#Twitter, other tech giants acting like censorious publishers

#Twitter, other tech giants acting like censorious publishers

“#Twitter, other tech giants acting like censorious publishers” Just a few weeks before the election, Twitter did what was once unthinkable: It censored a story published by this newspaper, the nation’s oldest continuously published daily. Users were barred from sharing The Post’s reportage on their newsfeeds and via direct messages. No one failed to notice…

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#Facebook vows to remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines

#Facebook vows to remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines

“#Facebook vows to remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines” Facebook says it will remove bogus claims about coronavirus vaccines from its platforms in its latest effort to clamp down on misinformation during the pandemic. The social network’s Thursday announcement came as officials around the world make plans to distribute the shots with regulators expected to…

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#Facebook said It would ban holocaust deniers. Instead, its algorithm provided a network for them

#Facebook said It would ban holocaust deniers. Instead, its algorithm provided a network for them

“#Facebook said It would ban holocaust deniers. Instead, its algorithm provided a network for them” Last month, Facebook announced a crackdown: The platform would no longer permit content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust” as part of its larger policy prohibiting hate speech. While noting that successful enforcement could take time, Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vice…

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#States to slap Facebook with antitrust lawsuit next week: report

#Facebook mistakenly bans some small businesses ads

“#Facebook mistakenly bans some small businesses ads” Facebook has mistakenly blocked the advertising of some small businesses as it relies more heavily on artificial intelligence to police its platform, according to a report. Bloomberg reported Friday that errors made by AI algorithms looking to rid Facebook of offensive ads has caused already struggling businesses to…

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# Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27

# Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27

“# Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27 ” Editor’s note As many of you were certainly following in real time, a bull market gave way to a bloodbath yesterday, which happened to be Thanksgiving in the U.S. Personally, I’ve never thought that Bitcoin’s price was any sort of proof of its value proposition, but…

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#Facebook reportedly launching Libra cryptocurrency next year

#Facebook reportedly launching Libra cryptocurrency next year

“#Facebook reportedly launching Libra cryptocurrency next year” Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is set to make its debut in early 2021. The digital token from the world’s largest social network could launch as early as January — albeit in a scaled-back form, the Financial Times reports. The Geneva-based Libra Association that will issue the stablecoin will launch…

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