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MARK Zuckerberg told Congress that Facebook is in an "arms race" with Russian trolls who want to influence elections. The 33-year-old Facebook Chief Executive - notoriously shy of the limelight - was probed in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and accusations of Facebook being used to farm voter data. He was quizzed over Russia's interference in elections and the spread of false information via fake accounts. Zuckerberg said the comapny had improved its tools to stop the so-called "bad actors" but told Congress This is an arms race. They're going to keep getting better," he said. Mr Zuckerberg vowed to audit suspicious apps - which can be used to scrape users' personal data - saying: "We believe that we’re going to be investigating many apps – tens of thousands." The Facebook CEO apologised for data breaches in his opening statement saying: "It was my mistake, and I'm sorry. I started Facebook, I run it, and I'm responsible for what happens here." The … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg tells Congress Facebook is in an ‘arms race with Russian trolls’ who want to disrupt elections

Following the announcement of Facebook’s new dating feature, privacy experts have expressed skepticism surrounding the company’s new direction. Facebook recently announced a new Tinder-style dating app that would allow Facebook users to express romantic interest in other users attending the same events as them or located nearby. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated during the F8 conference: “This is going to be for building real, long-term relationships — not just for hookups.” The CEO also attempted to calm privacy fears that many may have had surrounding Facebook’s latest user data scandal. Zuckerberg stated: “We have designed this with privacy and safety in mind from the beginning. Your friends aren’t going to see your profile, and you’re only going to be suggested to people who are not your friends.”But some privacy experts are not convinced that the new dating feature is a good idea, according to SFGate. Justin … [Read more...] about Privacy Experts Warn About Dangers of New Facebook Dating Feature

Facebook removed a staggering 2.5 million examples of “hate speech” from its platform in the first quarter of 2018, according to data released by the social network. Facebook, which like Google is currently working on A.I. technology to identify “hate speech”, admitted that its current hate-speech-detection technology “still doesn’t work that well” and that automatically flagged content “needs to be checked by our review teams”.Nevertheless, Facebook said that it “removed 2.5 million pieces of hate speech in Q1 2018”, and that 38 percent of it was flagged by the social network’s automated systems. The hate speech numbers were released as part of Facebook’s first “Community Standards Enforcement Report”, which contains aggregate data on some of Facebook’s enforcement actions.Absent from the report is a precise number of how many accounts and pages have been banned or suspended from the … [Read more...] about Facebook Removed 2.5 MILLION Pieces of ‘Hate Speech’ in Just Three Months

POLITICS 06/08/2018 05:45 am ET Problems arise when a giant digital platform tries to regulate political speech on its own. By Paul Blumenthal The new political ad database Facebook unveiled last month has already exposed previously hidden politicking by campaigns and political action committees. But it’s also ensnaring news sites, podcasts and nonprofits whose ads aren’t political — and highlighting the problems inherent in having a private company regulate political speech. Sean Guillory ran into problems with the new policy when he tried to advertise an episode of his Russian history podcast. Guillory, a Ph.D. candidate in Russian studies at the University of Pittsburgh, wanted to advertise a podcast episode featuring Laurence Bogoslaw, the editor of a book of Russian press reports about Donald Trump going back to the 1990s. But Facebook blocked the ad because it decided the podcast contained political content. “I see my podcast as … [Read more...] about Facebook’s New Ad Disclosures Are Meant To Fight Russian Trolls. A Russian History Podcaster Is Paying The Price.

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Live Law News Network June 12, 2018 11:24 am Change Font Size The Kerala Government has filed a statement in the High Court of Kerala informing that it has issued directions to Facebook and Youtube to take down videos spreading misinformation about Nipah virus. The statement was filed in the public interest litigation filed by two law students seeking directions to block access to videos which spread misinformation. The Joint Secretary to the Information Technology Department, Government of Kerala, issued a communication to Facebook and YouTube on 07.06.2018 stating as follows:- “Two persons viz, Mohanan Vaidyar and Jacob Vadakkanchery, claiming to be practitioners of indigenous medicine and naturopathy uploaded some videos urging people not to take the directions given by the Government seriously and advised against following the precautionary measures. Since spreading of these videos among the public is seriously … [Read more...] about Have Issued Directions To Facebook, YouTube To Remove Fake Videos On Nipah Virus, Kerala Govt Tells HC