Facebook has done this before: it did it with WhatsApp, following an outbreak of lynchings sparked by viral social media hoaxes.
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WhatsApp “Martinelli” hoax is back, warning about “Dance of the Pope”
Two old WhatsApp hoaxes are back, with a grain-of-truth story in the middle to add a veneer of believability. Don’t spread this stuff!
Facebook accidentally blocks genuine COVID-19 news
Facebook is denying that a recent content moderation glitch has anything to do with workforce issues, but blames automatic systems.
Facebook purges hundreds of fake accounts from state actors, marketers
It removed 5 networks engaged in foreign or government interference in Egypt, India, Russia, Iran, and Myanmar/Vietnam. Some targeted the US.
Facebook bans coronavirus ‘miracle cure’ ads
Facebook, like other platforms, has seen fake news, mass-buying of face masks, and misinformation about bleach being a cure for COVID-19.
Facebook asks to be regulated kinda like a newspaper, kinda like telco
Zuckerberg is in Brussels right in time for the European Commission’s release of its manifesto on regulating AI.
FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat
Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.
Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’
Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed.
Reddit bans ‘impersonation,’ but satire and parody are still OK
Relax: Nic Cage deepfakes aren’t going anywhere. It’s only “maliciously misleading” impersonations that are now verboten.
Facebook bans deepfakes, but not cheapfakes or shallowfakes
Quick-n-sleazy edits are still OK, such as the 75% slowdown that made Nancy Pelosi slur or the edit that turned Joe Biden into a racist.