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Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 31, 2018

On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it removed 32 profiles and pages that it suspected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on the site. Of those 32 pages, Facebook said the most popular pages were ones such as “Resisters,…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 18, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently been trying to strike a balance between cracking down on fake news, hoaxes, and hate speech and allowing a diversity of opinions on the site. In a recent interview with Recode, Zuckerberg took one of his…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 11, 2018

Facebook is seemingly trying to once again wade into the news business, judging by job listings posted on the site.

On Thursday, Gizmodo reported that Facebook had two job listings available on its website for “news credibility…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 8, 2018

This summer, Facebook is debuting its own slate of original programming, funded by the tech giant. Out of the seven original shows announced, five have clear left-wing agendas.

Deadline reports the first batch of shows are On Location…

Corinne Weaver | May 25, 2018

Social media platforms must work with both sides of the political spectrums if they wish to maintain neutrality. That was the message to top social media companies from a top Republican.

On Friday’s America’s Newsroom, Ronna…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 16, 2018

Facebook revealed there was a 56 percent increase in the number of posts removed for violating the site’s “hate speech” rule.

Facebook’s Community standards Enforcement Preliminary Report showed that between…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 8, 2018

Facebook has started banning foreign advertisements related to Ireland’s referendum on its Eighth Amendment, the constitutional amendment that bans abortion in the country.

The Irish Times reported that on Tuesday, Facebook issued a…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 3, 2018

A new Instagram filter will reportedly help crack down on bullying on the site by flagging words reportedly associated with behavior.

On the heels of Facebook publishing its Community Standards, which outline what kinds of language…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 2, 2018

Facebook is apparently testing out a new feature that appeared to allow posters to report content as hate speech.

On Tuesday afternoon, Facebook users saw an option to report every post in their feeds for “hate speech,”…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 2, 2018

Facebook will be bringing in an adviser to address concerns about anti-conservative bias on the platform.

Axios reported on Wednesday that Facebook will be bringing in an advisory team led by former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl to…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 25, 2018

A page for University of Chicago students to anonymously share confessions, questions, and rants was shut down by Facebook after a post included a meme making fun of French people.

The Chicago Maroon reported the UChicago Secrets Page was…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 17, 2018

Facebook wants you to know it’s not the only website that collects data from users.

The company addressed users’ concerns about privacy, which were highlighted during CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Capitol Hill last…

Executive Summary (Full Special Report can be found here.)

Like it or not, social media is the communication form of the future — not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Just Facebook and Twitter combined reach 1.8 billion people. More than…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 13, 2018

The White House officially waded into the controversy surrounding conservative censorship on social media.

During a press briefing on Wednesday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answered a question by a Breitbart…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 11, 2018

While testifying in front of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the former Obama campaign staffer who claimed the company allowed the Obama campaign to do things “they wouldn’t have…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 10, 2018

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ran smack into questions about the site’s neutrality during his testimony in front of members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) questioned Zuckerberg, asking if the site is a…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 10, 2018

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg heads to Capitol Hill this week to address criticisms regarding his company’s handling of data and privacy.

It’s always difficult to predict congressional hearings and Zuckerberg faces…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 5, 2018

As Facebook is currently embroiled in controversy surrounding its treatment of users’ personal information, a Bloomberg story draws attention to the fact that messages sent through Messenger are scanned by Facebook’s automatic tools…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 4, 2018

The New York Times is what Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers “good, trustworthy” journalism.

During an interview with Vox’s Ezra Klein, Zuckerberg spoke about attempts by Facebook to crack down on what…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | March 26, 2018

Android users who installed Facebook’s Messenger app on their devices may have had their call and text histories logged for approximately two years, according to a report in Ars Technica.

Ars Technica reported that the issue…