For the social-media platform, a doctored video of Nancy Pelosi is content, not a phony. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2019-05-28 17:27:07 UTC ]
A former Facebook adviser is urging governments around the world to shut down social media platforms until they can be reformed. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-05-28 14:17:44 UTC ]
Adults in the U.S. will spend the same number of average minutes per day on Facebook and Snapchat this year as they did in 2018, but they will devote more time to Instagram, according to the latest figures from eMarketer. The consultancy found that U.S. adult Facebook users are spending an... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-05-28 10:00:50 UTC ]
Ireland's data watchdog has launched 19 investigations since GDPR came into force. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2019-05-28 08:26:30 UTC ]
Axel Springer and Funke Mediengruppe’s joint sales house Media Impact has joined forces with the joint sales house of fellow publishing juggernauts RTL Groupe and Gruner+Jahr to solidify an advertising alliance that sells the combined inventory of all four media groups. The post Germany’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-05-28 04:01:59 UTC ]
Facebook will take down accounts that try to interfere with the upcoming federal election and make it public regardless of whether the government decides to advise Canadians of an attempt to interfere, says Facebook's head of public policy for... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-05-27 20:13:21 UTC ]
Social media cannot ensure they only publish truths. But what about deliberate falsehoods designed to damage?Are social media companies responsible for the lies their users tell? Both the obvious answers, “yes” and “no”, are clearly wrong. Complete responsibility is a bad idea, and impossible in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-05-27 17:25:07 UTC ]
Canadian MPs are warning that Facebook's top officials could be found in contempt of Parliament if they continue to ignore a subpoena to testify in Ottawa this week, as representatives for the company confirmed Monday that founder Mark Zuckerberg... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-05-27 08:00:00 UTC ]
A London, Ont., homicide case could help determine how far into your Facebook inbox the arm of the law could reach for investigative purposes. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-05-27 08:00:00 UTC ]
Social media giant breaks its own rules on violence and animal trading, say campaignersFacebook has been accused of giving a global platform to dogfighting after an investigation found the site is being used by fight organisers and unscrupulous puppy traders.Lady Freethinker (LFT), the animal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-05-26 07:00:06 UTC ]
The NHL's move to simulcast on Facebook and Twitter indicates a parity between the platforms but also shows how their livestreaming services differ. The post The NHL is bringing its Facebook Live show ‘Stanley Cup Live’ to Twitter appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-05-24 04:00:38 UTC ]
In taking a 45% stake in the Illinois publisher, Penguin Random House can let a good thing be and benefit at the same time. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
By publishing a real, functional ebook edition of 'The Mueller Report,' the nation's libraries are picking up where the federal government slacked off. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks has sold a 45% ownership stake to Penguin Random House to enable the American independent publisher to take a “broader and deeper approach to domestic and global markets”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-24 02:11:56 UTC ]
Critics say the social media giant has allowed its platform to be weaponised during elections on the continent. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-05-23 23:20:39 UTC ]
Facebook received 110,634 government requests for user data in the second half of 2018, up 7% from 103,815 in the first half of 2018, according to its latest Transparency Report, which was released Thursday. The social network said the uptick in the second half of last year was normal compared... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-05-23 23:00:44 UTC ]
Facebook also said its automated detection software that eliminates illicit content is improving: It now automatically detects and removes more than half of the hate speech on its platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-05-23 21:53:49 UTC ]
Social media giant says it has seen a "steep increase" in the creation of abusive, fake accounts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-05-23 21:23:34 UTC ]
Facebook’s latest report lays out the sheer scale of its battle against fake accounts, spam, and other abuses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2019-05-23 21:09:55 UTC ]
Facebook disabled more than 2 billion fake accounts on Facebook in the first quarter of 2019 alone, nearly the same amount of total monthly active users the company has, the company said Thursday in a report about how it is enforcing its platform rules. The company pulled almost 2.2 billion fake... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-05-23 20:09:09 UTC ]