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In blistering audit, civil rights leaders elevate alarms about Facebooks ongoing coverage failures

The outcomes of a multiyear investigation into Fb’s insurance policies and their penalties for the civil liberties of its greater than 2.5 billion customers are out. The audit, performed by former ACLU director Laura W. Murphy and legal professionals from legislation agency Relman Colfax set out by accumulating considerations from…
The results of a multiyear investigation into Facebook’s policies and their consequences for the civil liberties of its more than 2.5 billion users are out. The audit, conducted by former ACLU director Laura W. Murphy and lawyers from law firm Relman Colfax set out by collecting concerns from…

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Author: Taylor Hatmaker

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  3. "Facebook has removed a local self-declared militias page and a related event following the events that unfolded last night in Kenosha, Wisconsin". (August 27, 2020)
  4. "With their big day before lawmakers just around the corner, previews of Google (well, Alphabet), Facebook, Amazon and Apples opening statements are now available on the House Judiciary Committees site". (July 29, 2020)
  5. "The FTC is ordering the companies behind many of the largest social and video platforms to explain how they use the treasure troves of data they harvest from users". (December 15, 2020)
  6. "Following a particularly dark and vivid display of the threats to the 2020 U.S. election during Tuesdays first presidential debate, Facebook has further clarified its new rules around election-related ads". (October 1, 2020)
  7. "Facebook removed accounts belonging to far-right group Patriot Prayer and its leader Joey Gibson on Friday, citing a new effort to eradicate violent social militias from the platform". (September 5, 2020)
  8. "Facebook removed two networks of fake accounts spreading government propaganda on the platform Tuesday, one originating in China and one in the Philippines". (September 22, 2020)
  9. "Facebook expanded a ban on QAnon-related content on its various social platforms Tuesday, deepening a previous prohibition on QAnon-related groups that had discussed potential violence, according to the company". (October 6, 2020)
  10. "Facebook on Wednesday announced new actions to disrupt a network of China-based hackers leveraging the platform to compromise targets in the Uyghur community". (March 24, 2021)
  11. "A new policy-focused nonprofit that emerged from the recent wave of big tech scrutiny is calling for members of Facebooks Oversight Board to either step up or step down". (July 21, 2020)
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