Tag: Facebook

Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Facebook and Twitter take down the accounts of high-profile Bolsonaro supporters

Facebook and Twitter took down the accounts of several high-profile supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro following a Supreme Court order, a move that underlines the tricky territory the social media titans are navigating in some of the world's largest jurisdictions.
Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 06:47 UTC
Trump replaces his campaign manager with less than four months to Election Day

President Donald Trump replaced his campaign manager on Wednesday as he faces a gap in the polls against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden with less than four months to Election Day.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Facebook suspends network of political messages from staff at Bolsonaro and his two sons' offices

Facebook on Wednesday suspended a network of social media accounts it said were used to spread divisive political messages online by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his sons.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Hate speech: Germany insists in regulating online social networks, despite Facebook's promises

Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 06:49 UTC
StopHateForProfit coalition will continue Facebook ad boycott: no agreement with Zuckerberg

Organizers of the Facebook ad boycott vowed on Tuesday to continue their campaign, saying the social network's top executives had failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Facebook 'hate speech' boycott: 400 brands stop advertising; civil rights groups insist in meeting Zuckerberg

Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook as of Thursday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech on the site.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:12 UTC
Brazil's WhatsApp payment messaging service lifts antitrust ruling, but still faces central bank objections

Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade on Tuesday said it was revoking its previous decision suspending Facebook Inc’s recently launched WhatsApp payments messaging service in partnership with card processor Cielo SA.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 07:54 UTC
Some of the largest corporations that joined the boycott of Facebook: “stop hate for profit”

Some companies have joined a boycott of Facebook after critics accused the social network of inadequately policing hateful and misleading content on its platform. Here's a list of companies that are planning to halt spending on social media.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:28 UTC
Facebook advertising boycott campaign preparing to expand to major companies in Europe

Organizers of a Facebook advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech. The new chapter comes when PepsiCo had decided to stop advertising on Facebook Inc, according to Fox Business News.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:39 UTC
Unilever stops advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in US until the end of 2020

Consumer giant Unilever, home to brands including Ben and Jerry's and Marmite, said on Friday it will stop advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the US until the end of 2020 due to the “polarized election period” there.