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Facebook blocks new occasions round DC and state capitols

As a precaution towards coordinated violence for the reason that U.S. approaches President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, Facebook offered only a few new measures it’s putting in. In a blog post and tweets from Facebook Policy Communications Director Andy Stone, the company outlined that it wou…
As a precaution against coordinated violence as the U.S. approaches President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, Facebook announced a few new measures it’s putting in place. In a blog post and tweets from Facebook Policy Communications Director Andy Stone, the company explained that it wou…

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Author: Taylor Hatmaker

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Taylor Hatmaker has recently written 11 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "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)
  2. "Georgia is the only state in the U.S. right now where Facebook allows political ads to run, but after Tuesdays polls close thats set to change". (January 6, 2021)
  3. "It looks like were in for another big tech CEO hearing. The Senate Commerce Committee voted Thursday to move forward with subpoenas for Twitters Jack Dorsey, Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet". (October 1, 2020)
  4. "The election is settled, but the nation is far from it. Before Election Day in the U.S., Facebook hit pause on all political and social issue ads". (November 11, 2020)
  5. "At Facebooks first big event since moving away from the Oculus brand and rebranding its AR and VR efforts as Facebook Reality Labs, the company dove into the research its working on in its quest to develop consumer augmented reality glasses". (September 16, 2020)
  6. "Starting this weekend, everyone of voting age in the U.S. will begin seeing informational videos at the top of Instagram and Facebook offering tips and state-specific guidance on how to vote through the mail. The videos will be offered in both English and Spanish". (October 9, 2020)
  7. "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)
  8. "What began as a relatively small effort by activist organizations to hold Facebook accountable for perceived policy failings has snowballed into a mass corporate backlashand a rare moment of discomfort for a company that enjoys its status as one of techs untouchable giants". (July 7, 2020)
  9. "To fill its empty CMO position, Facebook just promoted to the C-suite a longtime Facebook executive focused on product growth. Former VP of product growth and analytics Alex Schultz, who has been with the company since 2007, announced the move Tuesday in a Facebook post". (September 30, 2020)
  10. "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)
  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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