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• Meet ‘Meta’: Facebook gets a new name amid ethical firestorm

  The company CEO has increasingly been promoting the idea of Facebook as a "metaverse" company rather than a social media one.

  Tech

  Oct 28, 2021
  
• Facebook slow to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on platform, critics say

  Facebook shelved employee ideas to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in the spring, critics say. But the company has said it has made “considerable progress” on the issue.

  Tech

  Oct 26, 2021
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• Facebook failed to stop global spread of abusive content, documents reveal

  Newly released documents show Facebook has been "playing catch up" outside the United States in Canada to combat misinformation is several languages.

  Tech

  Oct 25, 2021
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• Facebook whistleblower says platforms ‘harm children’ — and Zuckerberg is to blame

  Frances Haugen accused Facebook of being aware of apparent harm to some teens from Instagram and being dishonest in its public fight against hate and misinformation.

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  Oct 5, 2021
• Facebook prioritized profits over calming hate speech, whistleblower claims

  "There were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook," the whistleblower said in an interview.

  World

  Oct 4, 2021
• Facebook refuses to negotiate licensing deal with Australia publisher

  Facebook's head of news partnerships for Australia, Andrew Hunter said the company was "focused on concluding commercial deals with a range of Australian publishers."

  Tech

  Jun 25, 2021
• Facebook to pay 14 Canadian publishers for some news content posted to platform

  Experts say the move diverts attention from forthcoming regulation efforts in Canada without tackling criticism over privacy concerns and the prevalence of misinformation.

  Tech

  May 25, 2021
• Facebook signs deals to pay 3 Australian news publishers

  Facebook said letters of intent had been signed with independent news organizations Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media.

  World

  Feb 25, 2021
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• Australia passes legislation requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news content

  The legislation's architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals as the new laws come into effect, though both have already spoken to major outlets.

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  Feb 24, 2021
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• Facebook to restore news pages in Australia after striking deal over content law

  A concession deal has been reached over legislation that would force Facebook and Google to pay for news content, which prompted Facebook last week to block all news pages.

  Tech

  Feb 23, 2021