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Fb boycott leaders upset after assembly with Zuckerberg, Sandberg

What started as a comparatively small effort by activist organizations to carry Fb accountable for perceived coverage failings has snowballed right into a mass company backlash — and a uncommon second of discomfort for an organization that enjoys its standing as one among tech’s untouchable giants. Because the #StopHa…
What began as a relatively small effort by activist organizations to hold Facebook accountable for perceived policy failings has snowballed into a mass corporate backlash — and a rare moment of discomfort for a company that enjoys its status as one of tech’s untouchable giants. As the #StopHa…

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Author: Taylor Hatmaker

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Taylor Hatmaker has recently written 11 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "The results of a multiyear investigation into Facebooks 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". (July 8, 2020)
  2. "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)
  3. "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)
  4. "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)
  5. "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)
  6. "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)
  7. "With the election looming and a pandemic still raging through the U.S., a shortage of poll workers is just one of many threats to voting this November but its a big one". (September 11, 2020)
  8. "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)
  9. "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)
  10. "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)
  11. "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)
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