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March 8, 2021

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Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer

January 7, 2021 The Associated Press

Facebook and Instagram are silencing President Donald Trump’s social media accounts for the rest of his presidency. The move, which followed Wednesday’s protest at the U.S. Capitol, is also a somber reminder of the enormous […]

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US govt, states sue Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct

December 10, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a […]

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Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise more

November 18, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday defended their safeguards against ‘disinformation’ in the presidential election and promised Congress they would take vigorous action for two special elections in Georgia that […]

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Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by GOP senators

October 22, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the […]

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Mark Zuckerberg donates $100M more to help election offices

October 16, 2020 The Associated Press

DENVER — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, on Tuesday donated an additional $100 million to helping local election offices prepare for November even as some conservatives are stepping up their efforts […]

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Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts

October 12, 2020 The Associated Press

Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new policy […]

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CEOs of 3 tech giants to testify at Oct. 28 Senate hearing

October 5, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CEOs of technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are expected to testify for an Oct. 28 Senate hearing on tech companies’ control over hate speech and misinformation on their platforms. The […]

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Facebook moves to target ‘misinformation’ before election

September 3, 2020 The Associated Press

Facebook is trying just two months before the U.S. election to better police so-called political misinformation on its platform, a tacit acknowledgement that the social network is rife with falsehoods that could sway the vote. […]

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Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts – even Trump’s

June 26, 2020 The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump. CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against […]

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