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Facebook has taken similar steps in recent months. The company removed 12 million posts with coronavirus misinformation from March to October, including a video post from President Donald Trump declaring that children are “virtually immune” to the coronavirus.  … [Read more...] about Facebook to Start Removing Bogus Claims About COVID Vaccines

Users who may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica breach will be notified, he said, but did not offer a timeline. And going forward, Zuckerberg said Facebook will do a comprehensive review of thousands of apps to make sure they are using data in good faith. … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg finally says ‘sorry’ for Facebook data debacle

Facebook states that it takes down any misinformation that poses a risk of “imminent” harm, and labels and reduces other false claims that fail to reach that threshold. In a blog post, Facebook stated that the global policy change came in response to recent news that coronavirus vaccines would begin rolling out worldwide beginning soon. … [Read more...] about Facebook Bans ‘Misinformation’ About Coronavirus Vaccine

However, people cannot use the dating app without being on Facebook — just one of countless examples of how reliant other apps are on the data consumers share on the social network. Even before the Cambridge Analytica revelations, Kang said the company has been looking into other ways it can authenticate users and easily fill in their basic information such as photos and age. … [Read more...] about Facebook stock takes another hit amid reported probe, #DeleteFacebook campaign

“If you control it too tightly, it becomes difficult to use, and then people won’t use it,” Cusumano said, “He has to be very careful not to kill the golden goose, so to speak. But I don’t think he has any other choice at this point.” … [Read more...] about After days of Facebook fallout, Zuckerberg speaks. Here’s what he said