Facebook has labeled WION's interview with Dr. Li-Meng Yan as fake. She claims the Wuhan virus came from a lab. Did Facebook's fact-checkers ignore WION's reportage on how the scientific community is challenging Dr. Li-Meng Yan's claims? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has more.

Gravitas: Facebook penalises WION for giving a platform to Chinese virologist

Few thousand engineers working in social media companies make decisions that impact billions of users. Some US Lawmakers say - big tech companies have too much power and they must be broken up. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you major tech companies are the new monopolies.

Gravitas: Why the monopoly of big tech needs to be broken

If you see less of our content on your Facebook feed, it is because the social media giant is now censoring WION. If a user tries to share some of WION’s stories on Facebook, they may see a prompt saying the following: “False information: Checked by independent fact checkers".

Facebook censors WION after interview with Chinese virologist Dr Li-Meng Yan, who claimed COVID-19 is lab manufactured

Big technology monopoly is facing the heat in the United States after two significant reports on diverse issues highlighted how uniquely powerful they are. A US House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used "killer acquisitions" to smite rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into "oppressive" contracts in the name of profit.

Why United States wants to break apart tech monopoly

Facebook announced Monday that it will ban content that denies or distorts the Holocaust, describing the move as its latest effort to free the platform of hate. The social media giant, which has long been criticized for not doing enough to disempower Holocaust deniers and other hate groups, said it would redirect users who search for terms about the Holocaust or its denial "to credible information off Facebook," according to a company statement.

Facebook to ban Holocaust denial content

Facebook Inc on Monday announced plans to update its hate speech policy to ensure no content that distorts or denies the Holocaust gets any visibility on its platform.

Facebook to ban content which denies and distorts the Holocaust

In a bid to counter fake news and misinformation campaigns, Facebook on Wednesday said it will stop carrying political advertisements in the US for an undefined period post the presidential election in the United States.

Facebook to temporarily stop posting political ads in US after presidential election

Facebook Inc and Twitter took action on posts from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against coronavirus misinformation by suggesting that COVID-19 was just like the flu.

Trump's misleading COVID-19 posts deleted by Facebook and hidden by Twitter

Facebook and Twitter have pledged to keep their networks safe from misinformation about the coronavirus to protect the public’s health. But Monday, the sites were tested when President Donald Trump posted that people should not be afraid of the disease.

How Facebook and Twitter handled Trump’s ‘don’t be afraid of COVID’ post

Turkey, a nation known to pride on its cultural values, is set to impose strict regulations on social media, ending an era of free speech rights. On Thursday, Turkey will be imposing new social media regulations for social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that will place various new regulations on the social media giants.

Turkey set to impose anti-social media regulations

Big tech firms may be complying to China's confidential requests and handling the data of Hong Kong users to the autocratic country, as per a senior US state department official.

Big tech companies may be handling data of Hong Kong users to China

Do you spend a lot of your free time on Facebook? Perhaps it’s time to rethink that idea. A two-year long study recently tried to understand the impact of using the social media platform on the users happiness, and the results may not please you.

Expansive study finds consistent Facebook usage linked to ill-being

The critics of Facebook Inc on Friday launched a rival oversight board to review the company's content moderation practices. The new group -- "Real Facebook Oversight Board" -- includes the architects of an advertising boycott against the company.

Rival oversight board launched by Facebook critics, to act as watchdog

Thailand has initiated legal actions against Facebook & twitter for ignoring requests to take down content. Thailand's ministry of digital economy & society has filed legal complaints with cybercrime police after the two social media companies missed deadlines to comply fully with court-issued orders.

Thailand takes legal actions against Facebook & Twitter over content

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has dismantled three networks of fake accounts which could be used by Russia's intelligence services to leak hacked documents as part of efforts to disrupt the upcoming U.

Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of U.S. election hack-and-leak threat

Facebook has said that it has helped 2.5 million people register so far this year across Facebook, Instagram and Messenger before the National Voter Registration Day that falls on September 22. However, Facebook aims of registering 4 million eligible voters in the US this year.

US Election 2020: Facebook aims to register 4 MN voters

Thailand began legal action on Thursday against Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.

Thailand takes first legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content

Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism. According to the Sunday Business Post, the US social media giant last week said that the Irish Data Protection Commission, its lead EU regulator, had made a preliminary decision that the mechanism it uses to transfer data from the EU to the United States “cannot in practice be used”.

Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations

Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism

Facebook may pull social media platforms from Europe

Think about a child who constantly makes mistakes, he is told to never steal, he is told to not lie, people explain to him that the use of foul language is not acceptable.

How to fix Facebook: An appeal to Mark Zuckerberg

WION's Ankit Tuteja talks about the three things that Facebook needs to fix to win back the trust of users. It's a video appeal to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Tech it Out: How to fix Facebook

Kim Kardashian West on Tuesday decided to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts, as she and other celebrities called on the social media platforms to stop the spread of hate and misinformation.

Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts to protest hate speech

Facebook Inc on Friday launched legal action against Ireland's Data Protection Commission in order to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from transferring data from the European Union to the United States.

Facebook launches legal action against Irish watchdog over data transfers

A lot of students have suffered in academics due to the coronavirus pandemic that sent the world in a lockdown, closing down schools and disrupting classes. While some European countries are now reopening schools, it is still difficult for the second and third world countries to reopen schools without the fear of spread of the deadly coronavirus.

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