The rules restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and stiffens its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence or spreading thoughtless commentary.
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Facebook expands bans on political ads as Election Day nears
Facebook says it is expanding restrictions on political advertising, including new bans on messages claiming widespread voter fraud.
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Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups, accounts
The company is stopping short of banning the right-wing conspiracy movement outright.
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Facebook launches new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
The new feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects.
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Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
The Australian government plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content.
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House panel grills Big Tech CEOs over antitrust concerns
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple face questions about their business practices and market dominance.
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Civil rights audit of Facebook finds ‘serious setbacks’ on hate speech, bias, misinformation
A 2-year audit recommends that Facebook build a ‘civil rights infrastructure’ into every aspect of the company.
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Social media platforms gird for 78 days of disinformation chaos after Election Day
Because of a surge in mail-in ballots, results are likely to be delayed.
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EU wants tech giants to do more to counter fake coronavirus news
A senior European Union official is demanding that tech firms like Google and Facebook provide detailed monthly reports on how they’re tackling fake news linked to the coronavirus
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Facebook refuses to ban or fact-check political ads, even false ones
Google has decided to limit targeting of political ads, while Twitter is banning them outright.