#If ‘unreliable’ is the issue, why did social media never block anti-Trump stories?

#If ‘unreliable’ is the issue, why did social media never block anti-Trump stories?

“#If ‘unreliable’ is the issue, why did social media never block anti-Trump stories?” This is what totalitarianism looks like in our century: not men in darkened cells driving screws under the fingernails of dissidents, but Silicon Valley dweebs removing from vast swaths of the Internet a damaging exposé on their preferred presidential candidate. That’s what Facebook…

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#Facebook, Twitter block The Post from posting

#Facebook, Twitter block The Post from posting

“#Facebook, Twitter block The Post from posting” Both Twitter and Facebook took extraordinary censorship measures against The Post on Wednesday over its exposés about Hunter Biden’s emails — and leveled baseless accusations that the reports used “hacked materials.” The suppression effort came despite presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign merely denying that he had anything on…

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#Facebook limits spread of The Post’s Hunter Biden exposé

#Facebook limits spread of The Post’s Hunter Biden exposé

“#Facebook limits spread of The Post’s Hunter Biden exposé” Facebook moved Wednesday to limit the spread of The Post’s reporting on bombshell emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop that show he introduced his father, Joe Biden, to a Ukrainian energy executive — a move that led President Trump’s campaign to accuse the company of “interfering” in…

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# FSB releases recommendations to regulate ‘global stablecoins’ such as Libra

# FSB releases recommendations to regulate ‘global stablecoins’ such as Libra

“# FSB releases recommendations to regulate ‘global stablecoins’ such as Libra ” The G20’s financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has published regulatory recommendations opposing the trans-national ambitions of “global stablecoins,” such as Facebook’s Libra project. The FSB’s report offers regulatory recommendations to G20 member states and the broader international community intended to prevent…

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#Facebook to start banning ads that discourage vaccinations

#Facebook to start banning ads that discourage vaccinations

“#Facebook to start banning ads that discourage vaccinations” Facebook will start banning ads that explicitly discourage people from getting vaccinated, the world’s largest social media company said Tuesday, as it also announced a new flu vaccine information campaign. Ads advocating for or against legislation or government policies around vaccines, including a COVID-19 vaccine, will still…

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# G7 will block Libra launch until regulations in place

# G7 will block Libra launch until regulations in place

“# G7 will block Libra launch until regulations in place ” In a draft of a statement expected to be released tomorrow, countries representing the world’s largest economies said that they would initially oppose the launch of Facebook’s Libra project. According to an Oct. 12 report from Reuters, central bankers and finance ministers from the…

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#Facebook will start banning Holocaust denial posts

#Facebook will start banning Holocaust denial posts

“#Facebook will start banning Holocaust denial posts” Facebook will begin taking down Holocaust denial posts, reversing its long-held stance against policing the anti-Semitic content. The social network made the change Monday when it updated its hate speech policies, citing “the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially…

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