Tag: social media
Facebook’s oversight board includes journalists, lawyers and activists
Facebook has shared the names of the first 20 members of its content oversight board. Initially announced in 2018, the organization will oversee moderation disputes across the company's various social media platforms. Today the first Members of the… Source
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Pinterest rolls out new board features including notes, dates and section suggestions
Pinterest is today introducing new features that make it easier for those planning recipes, virtual events, and other quarantine activities. These include the ability to add a date or notes to a board as well as automated ways to better organize your pins on a given board, with the aid…
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Twitter is testing a new threaded conversation layout on iOS and the web
Twitter has started testing a new threaded conversation layout that’s meant to make it more obvious who’s talking to whom. Based on the GIF posted by the Twitter Support account, the new layout makes use of lines and indentations to clearly indicate… Source
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Facebook’s latest propaganda sweep takes down QAnon-linked pages
Facebook has removed dozens of accounts, pages and groups pushing QAnon conspiracy theories as a result of its investigations in the lead-up to the 2020 election. The company announced the account removals as part of its April report on “coordinated… Source
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Twitter test asks you to ‘rethink’ sending mean replies
Twitter is testing a new feature that could reduce bullying and harassment on its platform. Under the experiment, the company will ask users if they want to “rethink” replies before they hit send on potentially offensive tweets.“To let you rethink a… Source
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Facebook sees opportunity in a pandemic
While Facebook has been criticized in the past for inaction in the middle of a crisis, the coronavirus pandemic has been different. The company started ramping up its misinformation policies in January, and began pulling out of events in February. In… Source
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