Author: Naomi Nix

Washington Post – Politics:

Meta’s company-funded oversight body is planning to trim its workforce to reduce costs, a move likely to affect its ability to police Facebook and Instagram.

Washington Post – Politics:

The escalating campaign — led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans — has cast a pall over programs that study not just political disinformation but also the quality of medical information online.

Washington Post – Politics:

Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Washington Post – Politics:

As part of the project, researchers altered the feeds of thousands of people using Facebook and Instagram to see if that would change political beliefs,

Washington Post – Politics:

The social media giant is expanding the range of interventions that it can use to fight dangerous rhetoric from Trump and other public figures.

Washington Post – Politics:

Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg wrote in a blog post that the former president will face “heightened penalties” if he breaks the social media giant’s content rules.

Washington Post – Politics:

Meta is taking the Azov Regiment, a Ukrainian far-right paramilitary group, off its dangerous organizations list.

Washington Post – Politics:

Trump is still unrepentant about his claims of election fraud in the 2020 vote. Does that mean he’s unfit for Facebook?

Washington Post – Politics:

A fitness app was seen as a way to attract more women to the metaverse, which was dominated by young male gamers.