# 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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#Harris’ ‘twisted’ Lincoln fable and other commentary

#Harris’ ‘twisted’ Lincoln fable and other commentary

“#Harris’ ‘twisted’ Lincoln fable and other commentary” From the right: Harris’ ‘Twisted’ Lincoln Fable Kamala Harris argued at her debate that President Trump shouldn’t have nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, citing Abraham Lincoln’s example, notes Tyler O’Neil at PJ Media. Yet Harris was “less than honest”: She claimed Lincoln refrained from naming…

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# Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec

# Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec

“# Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec ” Aragon co-founder Luis Cuende told Cointelegraph that the decentralized technology his company has been developing could find its perfect use case on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.  In recent months, content moderation practices employed by global social media platforms have…

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#Facebook bans Charlie Kirk-linked firm behind teen troll farm

#Facebook bans Charlie Kirk-linked firm behind teen troll farm

“#Facebook bans Charlie Kirk-linked firm behind teen troll farm” Facebook has banned a marketing firm it found paying teenagers to run a pro-Trump troll farm. Arizona-based Rally Forge was responsible for hundreds of fake accounts and pages on the social network that were designed to support President Trump, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Facebook’s…

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