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Wednesday, Aug 28

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Analyzing Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to Congress on Biden and Facebook

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed regret regarding his company’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically related to pressure from the Biden administration to moderate content on Facebook. In a letter dated August 26, addressed…

On Facebook ads, users may dislike 'likes'

phys.org

Scroll through your Facebook feed, and you'll get pelted by advertisements begging for a click. Like any other type of post, these ads allow you to react. Often, you'll notice that one or more of your friends has already "liked" them.

Vermont Health Department flamed for Facebook post saying parents shouldn’t call children ‘son’ or ‘daughter’

www.dailydot.com

This morning, the Vermont State Department of Health posted on Facebook about the importance of inclusive language at school—and suggested that Vermonters call their children "child" or "kid" rather than "son" or "daughter."

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SAUNDERS: Zuckerberg says Facebook will be ‘neutral.’ Too little, too late

www.reviewjournal.com

The Meta CEO’s reassurance, in a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, comes years after the social media platform helped bury the Hunter Biden laptop story.

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Biden-Harris Admin's Taxpayer-Funded Voter Project Replaces, Dwarfs Facebook CEO's 'Zuckerbucks'

www.breitbart.com

The Biden-Harris administration has adopted and expanded "Zuckerbucks" on a scale that renders Mark Zuckerberg's involvement unnecessary.

Facebook users bombarded with ‘happy birthday posts’ in bizarre glitch as people joke ‘someone messed up’

www.the-sun.com

FACEBOOK users are experiencing a glitch in the site’s algorithm that is bombarding their feeds with “Happy Birthday” posts of people they don’t know.

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Covid Censorship on Facebook Stretched 1st Amendment - Free Speech Lawyers

www.newsweek.com

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the government pressured his company to censor content during COVID-19, raising free speech concerns.

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Zuckerberg Claims White House ‘Pressured’ Facebook to Censor Covid Content

Mark Zuckerberg at a senate committee hearing in January. ‘I believe the government pressure was wrong,’ he said. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has expressed remorse over the alleged…

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My evil ex threatened to hurt our kids in Facebook DMs weeks before Holly Willoughby kidnap plot arrest – then blamed ME

THE ex-girlfriend of twisted security guard Gavin Plumb has revealed how he threatened their two children weeks before his arrest – and even blamed her for his sick crimes.

My evil ex threatened to hurt our kids in Facebook DMs weeks before Holly Willoughby kidnap plot arrest – then blamed ME

www.thesun.co.uk

THE ex-girlfriend of twisted security guard Gavin Plumb has revealed how he threatened their two children weeks before his arrest – and even blamed her for his sick crimes.

Facebook faced federal pressure on covid content

www.arkansasonline.com

WASHINGTON -- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to "censor" some covid-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again.

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Report: Google, Facebook, Mastercard Users Targeted For Credential Theft

newtelegraphng.com

Google, Facebook, and Amazon are the most frequently targeted brands when it comes to phishing attacks, according to Kaspersky’s recent research among 25 popular global companies. Cybercriminals also heavily pursue the credentials and data…

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Facebook whistleblower calls for transparency in social media, AI

www.theregister.com

Frances Haugen says navigating the digital world requires a North Star

Zuckerberg says White House pressured Facebook over COVID-19 content

www.reviewjournal.com

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic.

The Biden-Harris admin thought it could censor COVID satire on Facebook. Now that’s funny

nypost.com

We won two world wars and defeated communism, but a jokey meme was too scary and potent for the White House.

Real-life retro Barbie phone is released with no Facebook or WhatsApp – and the price is surprisingly cheap

AN official Barbie flip phone has been released with not only a bold design but also a bold outlook – there are no social media apps.

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Mark Zuckerberg coming clean on Facebook censorship matters because Harris-Walz would amp up the speech controls

nypost.com

Plenty of folks have a “now he tells us” take on Mark Zuckerberg’s letter detailing (and regretting) Facebook’s censorship of COVID dissent and of The Post’s October 2020 Hunter-laptop scoops.

Tuesday, Aug 27

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Incredible stranger saves baby's life after mum's Facebook plea for organ donor

www.mirror.co.uk

Little Helin Dinler was just six months old when her mum told online followers she urgently needed a liver donor if she had any chance of survival