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Facebook found to be promoting AI spam pages: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook found to be promoting AI spam pages: Report

The Hindu  

Facebook has been promoting hundreds of AI-generated spam pages on its platform, which have recently gone viral, according to a report by 404 Media. Facebook’s recommendation algorithm rewarded these AI-generated spam pages which were posting dozens of times in a day. Renee DiResta of Stanford’s Internet Observatory and Josh A. Goldstein of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology analysed …

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Dutch government may close its Facebook pages over privacy fears
8 months ago

Dutch government may close its Facebook pages over privacy fears

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is considering closing down its Facebook pages because of concerns about privacy, junior home affairs minister Alexandra van Huffelen has told MPs in a briefing. Last year Van Huffelen asked the Dutch privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens for its recommendations and the AP now says it would be better to stop using Facebook pages until the company has …

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Dutch government may close its Facebook pages over privacy fears
8 months ago

Dutch government may close its Facebook pages over privacy fears

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is considering closing down its Facebook pages because of concerns about privacy, junior home affairs minister Alexandra van Huffelen has told MPs in a briefing. Last year Van Huffelen asked the Dutch privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens for its recommendations and the AP now says it would be better to stop using Facebook pages until the company has …

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Trolling, erotica, vulgarity: Trump, Biden Facebook pages are unmitigated trash heaps
1 year ago

Trolling, erotica, vulgarity: Trump, Biden Facebook pages are unmitigated trash heaps

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is depicted as Ken getting booked in jail during the blockbuster movie, “Barbie.” House Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi is shrieking “I’m melting” while portraying the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz.” Sen. We're taking steps to balance our desire to continue hearing directly from constituents and supporters in a number of …

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Fake celebrity scam ads hijack Facebook accounts to target Australians
1 year, 1 month ago

Fake celebrity scam ads hijack Facebook accounts to target Australians

ABC  

Scammers are using multinational brands — including a food delivery company and beloved character Paddington Bear — in a bid to steal money from Australian Facebook users. The ABC has found many examples of corporate Facebook pages being hijacked to push fake scam ads, featuring celebrities like David Koch, Richard Wilkins and Sonia Kruger, politicians including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …

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Fake verified Facebook pages luring users into clicking malicious links
1 year, 7 months ago

Fake verified Facebook pages luring users into clicking malicious links

India TV News  

Tech news: Hacked verified accounts on Facebook are now impersonating Meta, purchasing ads on the social network and allegedly luring users into clicking suspicious download links. A handful of verified Facebook pages were hacked recently and spotted slinging likely malware through ads approved by and purchased through the platform. It was not an isolated case and another verified Facebook account …

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Facebook blocks news access in Australia in fight over payments
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks news access in Australia in fight over payments

Live Mint  

In a shocking act of retaliation Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in the increasingly frantic jockeying between governments, media and powerful tech companies that one Australian minister called “an assault on a sovereign nation” and abuse of power. Facebook said the proposed Australian law “fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it.” …

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Facebook bans some QAnon groups and accounts, lets others stay
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook bans some QAnon groups and accounts, lets others stay

LA Times  

A person holding up a Q sign with an American flag pattern waits to enter a Trump campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in 2018. Facebook Inc. says it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and no longer recommend that users join groups supporting it, although the social media giant isn’t banning it outright. Facebook said Wednesday that it is …

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