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As Indians Face A COVID-19 Crisis, Facebook Temporarily Hid Posts With #ResignModi

On Wednesday, the world’s largest social network hid posts with the text #ResignModi for a few hours, before restoring them.

5 days ago

Facebook Stopped Employees From Reading An Internal Report About Its Role In The Insurrection. You Can Read It Here.

After BuzzFeed News reported on an internal document that examined the social network’s failings leading up to the Capitol riot, many of Facebook's employees were prevented from accessing it.

7 days ago

Facebook Knows It Was Used To Help Incite The Capitol Insurrection

An internal task force found that Facebook failed to take appropriate action against the Stop the Steal movement ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and hoped the company could “do better next time.”

11 days ago

Why Do A Bunch Of Nigerian Twitter Influencers Want This Alleged Money Launderer To Go Free? They’re Being Paid.

Alex Saab may be extradited to the United States — but he has some unlikely allies.

25 days ago

Facebook Is Building An Instagram For Kids Under The Age Of 13

“We have identified youth work as a priority for Instagram and have added it to our H1 priority list,” reads an internal Instagram post obtained by BuzzFeed News.

1 month ago

Amazon Is Pushing Readers Down A "Rabbit Hole" Of Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus

Amazon is promoting COVID conspiracy books around the world.

1 month ago

Facebook Created An Employee “Playbook” To Respond To Accusations Of Polarization

In a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn’t to blame for social division in the country. One researcher said some polarization can be a good thing, citing the civil rights movement.

1 month ago

NYT Columnist David Brooks Resigns From Nonprofit After More Evidence Of Conflicts Emerges

His resignation comes amid new revelations of entanglements with Nextdoor and the Walton Foundation.

1 month ago

Facebook Helped Fund David Brooks’s Second Job. Nobody Told The Readers Of The New York Times.

The New York Times columnist has been using his perch to promote the Weave Project — without disclosing his potential conflicts of interest to his readers.

2 months ago

New York Times Columnist David Brooks Blogged For Facebook's Corporate Site

Brooks also appeared in a Facebook-produced video panel used to promote an NYU study of Facebook Groups funded by the social media giant.

2 months ago

"Mark Changed The Rules": How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures

Facebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his policy team leader.

2 months ago

A Search For “Dog” On Instagram Surfaces An Emoji For A Chinese Takeout Box

“How are the emoji’s being recommended in this and can we remove this so this doesn’t perpetuate Asian racial stereotypes?”

2 months ago

How “The Women For America First” Bus Tour Led To The Capitol Coup Attempt

The Women for America First cross-country tour spent the weeks before its Jan. 6 event spreading election lies and, on occasion, calling for violence.

3 months ago

Facebook Said It Would Pause US Ads For Gun Accessories And Military Gear After Complaints

But on Sunday, BuzzFeed News continued to find ads for firearm accessories on the social network, more than 22 hours after Facebook announced its temporary suspension.

3 months ago

Following An Insurrection, Lawmakers And State Attorneys General Are Asking Facebook To Halt Ads Of Military Gear

“Whether through negligence or with full knowledge, Facebook is placing profit ahead of our Nation’s democracy.”

3 months ago

Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next To Insurrection Posts

Earlier this week, Facebook employees warned that military product ads were being advertised against news about DC riots. The company did not act.

3 months ago

Using A Pseudonym, This QAnon Believer Raised $40,000 To Send People To The DC Riot

At least one person whom "Thad Williams" helped send to DC bragged about carrying a firearm to the nation's capital.

3 months ago

This Pro-Trump YouTube Network Sprang Up Just After He Lost

A group of channels connected to the Epoch Times is pumping out hoaxes and lies without identifying their connections to the right-wing newspaper.

3 months ago

The FBI Says There's No Evidence Of Antifa Involvement In The Capitol Mob

Some prominent right-wing figures have tried to push the conspiracy that antifa was behind Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol.

3 months ago

A Facial Recognition Company Says That Viral Washington Times “Antifa” Story Is False

Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that antifa was involved in the Capitol assault. But the company says it’s “outright false.”

3 months ago