Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
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Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations. The actions ramped up in the last two…

Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts
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Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Xavier Becerra, the man President Biden chose to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, does not want to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the man President-elect Donald J. Trump has chosen to “go wild” in reshaping it. Nor does he…

Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’
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Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden criticized Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, on Friday for deciding to abandon its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, calling it a “shameful” decision that undermines America’s commitment to telling the truth. Responding to a question by a reporter,…

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mark Zuckerberg kept the circle of people who knew his thinking small. Last month, Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, tapped a handful of top policy and communications executives and others to discuss the company’s approach to online speech. He had decided…

What’s Behind Meta’s Makeover Ahead of Trump’s Second Term?
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What’s Behind Meta’s Makeover Ahead of Trump’s Second Term?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For years, Mark Zuckerberg tried to keep his social networks above the fray of partisan politics. And why not? Meta’s flagship apps — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — were rowdy nation-states unto themselves, with billions of users, fragile internal politics, skittish advertisers, perpetually…

Wildfires in Southern California – The New York Times
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Wildfires in Southern California – The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines By the staff of The Morning Wildfires are raging out of control across parts of Los Angeles. A fierce windstorm is fanning embers, billowing dangerous smoke across the city and turning the sky an apocalyptic red. At least four blazes are spreading in…

Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?
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Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Meta would like to introduce its next fact-checker — the one who will spot falsehoods, pen convincing corrections and warn others about misleading content. It’s you. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, announced Tuesday that he was ending much of the company’s moderation efforts,…

Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
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Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Meta said on Tuesday that it was ending its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps, in a stark sign of how the company was repositioning itself for the Trump presidency and throwing…

Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program
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Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Meta on Tuesday announced a set of changes to its content moderation practices that would effectively put an end to its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps. The reversal of the years-old…