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Facebook’s bullying and harassment policy explicitly allows for “public figures” to be targeted in ways otherwise banned on the site, including “calls for [their] death”, The Guardian reported. The information comes from internal moderator guidelines that were leaked to The Guardian. In short, it appears that Facebook thinks it is acceptable to allow public figures to be abused on their
Mark Zuckerberg was interviewed by The Information in a 45 minute special edition bonus episode. In it, Alex Heath and Mathew Olsen spoke with Mark Zuckerberg about the promise of augmented virtual reality. According to CNBC, Mark Zuckerberg said that by 2030, people could use smart glasses to “teleport” to other people’s homes, and speak to them as if they’re
ABC News reported Facebook will walk back its block on Australian users sharing news on its site after the government agreed to make amendments to the proposed media bargaining laws that would force major tech giants to pay news outlets for their content. This decision is a result of negotiations between the Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook CEO Mark
Australia's ABC News App has become extremely popular with Australians, who can no longer access local and country-wide news on Facebook. The app is a resource that connects users with news content created by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is available on the App Store and Google Play. As you may have heard, Facebook blocked all Australian news content from
Facebook has retaliated against the people of Australia by removing all content from Australian news publishers off of its platform. This is Facebook's latest temper tantrum about an Australian law that would require Facebook (and Google) to pay news organizations for their content. The law Facebook is angry about is called the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). It is
France is pushing for changes to the EU's legislation that would force big tech companies to pay for the news, Financial Times reported. It appears France wants changes that would allow member states to wield more power to punish bad behavior and police more types of content. French officials want to see changes to the EU's Digital Service Act, which
Financial Times reported that the EU has created legislation that would force big tech companies to pay for news. This comes after a similar Code of Conduct was proposed in Australia that would require companies like Google and Facebook to share revenue with the Australian news organizations. The EU is working on two landmark draft European digital regulations: The Digital