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Meta’s Supreme Court Is Investigating a Nazi Squidward Meme on Instagram
Meta’s Oversight Board, the Supreme Court-like entity tasked with reviewing Facebook and Instagram’s most contentious content moderation conundrums, is taking on a case involving a bizarre and unpleasant mashup: a Nazi Squidward meme. In a blog post this week, the Oversight Board said it was looking into a since-removed meme posted in September 2020 meme…
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Facebook Rejects Its Own Supreme Court’s Order to Ban Cambodia’s Ex-Prime Minister
Meta has rejected its own Oversight Board’s recommendation to immediately suspend the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Cambodia’s former Prime Minister Hun Sen, an authoritarian dictator who refers to political dissidents as dogs and has been accused of using Meta’s platforms to incite violence. The decision marks a stark divergence from the Oversight Board, which was…
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Twitter Removes Its ‘No Political Ads’ Policy Ahead of the 2024 U.S. Election
Twitter, rebranded as X, is bringing political ads back to its platform for the first time since 2019, the company announced on Tuesday. The move comes ahead of the 2024 presidential election and Twitter claims it is hiring employees to expand Twitter’s safety and election teams. The company claims it will battle any misinformation pushed…
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U.S. College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Student’s SAT Scores
Many students have no choice about working with the College Board, the company that administers the SAT test and Advanced Placement exams. Part of that relationship involves a long history of privacy issues. Tests by Gizmodo found if you use some of the handy tools promoted by College Board’s website, the organization sends details about…