Almost all of the Facebook Pages associated with the blocked accounts appeared to be in French or Russian.
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Threats made online are ‘contact,’ Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules
A precedent-setting decision gives prosecutors more leeway in protection from abuse cases. Still, many gray areas persist.
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Facebook’s election ‘war room’ takes aim at fake information
But critics contend that the effort is more about public relations than about addressing the platform’s tendency to amplify sensational and misleading articles.
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Children’s advocacy groups file lawsuit over Facebook kids’ app
They tell the FTC that the messaging app collects data without getting verifiable consent from parents.
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Facebook says 50 million user accounts affected by security breach
Hackers apparently exploited the social media platform’s ‘view as’ feature.
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Trade in endangered animals rises on Facebook
A wildlife monitoring group’s report shows screenshots of exotic animals advertised for sale on Facebook.
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Facebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion
“We are even more determined than our adversaries, and we will continue to fight back,” Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said.
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Judge denies LePage motion to dismiss lawsuit by women blocked from his Facebook page
The lawsuit filed by Karin Leuthy of Camden and Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro accuses the Republican governor of violating their First Amendment rights.
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Belgian museums fight Facebook over artistic nudity
Unable to promote Flemish Masters through the site due to automatic censorship, art officials have reached out to the social network in the hopes of reaching a middle ground.
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Facebook says software bug exposed millions of users’ private posts to the public
The social media company is notifying people to review their posts if they followed on-screen suggestions to make them public during the period in May.