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Good riddance, social media censors, my rude Facebook ‘fact-check’ awakening and other commentary

nypost.com

“A new era is dawning at Meta,” declares Reason’s Robby Soave of news “that third-party fact-checking organizations” will lose “the power to suppress disfavored speech on Facebook.”

Facebook Marketplace Deal Lifts eBay Almost 10%

www.newser.com

US stock indexes ended mixed Wednesday after drifting between small losses and gains. Trading was relatively subdued a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than…

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Opinion: Status Update: It’s Time to Pull the Plug on Facebook

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There’s a guy named Christopher Langan who claims, because of his alleged super-high IQ, to be the smartest person in the United States. And maybe he is—I have no idea because I am decidedly not. But when Langan appeared in 2008 on the TV…

Facebook Now Allows Calling Women Personal Property

futurism.com

Meta's new hate speech rules — or lack thereof — now explicitly allow users to make shockingly misogynistic claims on the company's social networks. The latest update to Meta's "hateful conduct" rules explicitly strikes out prior rules…

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Some Facebook users now allowed to see eBay listings in Marketplace

thehill.com

Meta on Wednesday announced some Facebook users will be able to view eBay listings on its Marketplace features just months after the European Commission slammed the social media company with a hefty anti-competition fine. The test is…

Censorship Hall of Shame: 12 Epic Failures of Facebook's Biased 'Fact Checker' System

www.breitbart.com

Mark Zuckerberg's recent announcement that Meta will be making major changes to its content moderation policies and practices on Facebook and Instagram, included his blockbuster plan the eliminate the company's biased third-party "fact…

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Meta Tests eBay Listings in Facebook Marketplace

Meta's exploring options to align with EU antitrust regulations.

The cost of Facebook’s now-repudiated censorship

www.naturalnews.com

(NaturalNews) History will remember this era as the moment when America’s most sacred principles collided with unprecedented institutional power – and lost....

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Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges

wtop.com

Meta said Wednesday that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it…

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6 Acts of Despicable Facebook Censorship that Mark Zuckerberg Must Never Let Happen Again

www.breitbart.com

Mark Zuckerberg stunned the world when he announced this week that Meta would embrace free speech on its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. But to hold the billionaire to his promises of removing bias and censorship from…

Dont be surprised when eBay listings pop up on Facebook Marketplace

mashable.com

Meta is testing eBay integration on Facebook Marketplace amid antitrust scrutiny.

EBay shares soar after Meta allows listings on Facebook Marketplace in U.S., Europe

www.cnbc.com

Shares of eBay soared Wednesday as Meta announced it will allow some listings to show up on Facebook Marketplace in Germany, France and the United States.

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Meta tests eBay listings in Facebook Marketplace

www.theverge.com

Meta is testing eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace in the US, Germany, and France. The company said in a post on Wednesday that it’s making the change to comply with last year’s antitrust order by the European Union, though it continues…

Meta test will bring eBay listings to Facebook Marketplace

www.engadget.com

Meta is expanding Facebook Marketplace to include eBay listings. A test will launch in the US, France and Germany, allowing users to browse eBay offerings on Marketplace. Sellers on eBay can list products as usual and "as long as your…

'Huge problems' with Instagram and Facebook changes, says oversight board

www.bbc.co.uk

The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.

eBay Stock Surges After Meta Launches Integration Test For Facebook Marketplace

www.benzinga.com

Shares of e-commerce company eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) are trading higher on Wednesday after Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) said it is rolling out a new test that will integrate listings from eBay directly on Facebook Marketplace.

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Facebook Marketplace to display eBay listings to appease EU regulators

techcrunch.com

Meta is set to start displaying eBay listings in its own Facebook Marketplace classifieds platform, in an effort to appease European regulators. Back in November, Meta was hit with a €798 million fine by the European Commission (EC) in…

Kimmel Claims Facebook Dumping Fact-Checkers Is Like Ditching With Health Inspections

www.newsbusters.org

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel did not take kindly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Tuesday announcement that he is ditching the company’s relationship with its fact-checking partners. Naturally, Kimmel assumed that if a self-appointed fact-checker says…

Meta Drops Fact-Checking Program: Australian PM Anthony Albanese Reiterates Social Media Responsibility After Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking

www.latestly.com

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated social media's social responsibility on Wednesday following Meta's announcement to abandon its fact-checking programme.