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Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show

by Craig Silverman, ProPublica, Craig Timberg, The Washington Post, Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post Jan. 4 https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-hosted-surge-of-misinformation-and-insurrection-threats-in-months-leading-up-to-jan-6-attack-records-show?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter&utm_content=feature Facebook groups swelled with…

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Washington D.C. BRIEFS: Projects at Ports of Long Beach and Oakland, Dems Question Meta; Senators Call for Stronger EPA Methane Rule; $5 Million to Support Unhoused Veterans

More Than $57 Million Awarded for Infrastructure Projects at Ports of Long Beach and Oakland WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator…

4 years ago

Over 200 Papers Quietly Sue Big Tech

The big picture: The lawsuits were filed after the House Judiciary Committee published its major digital competition report last October,…

4 years ago

Three hours after Rittenhouse verdict, conservative pages ruled Facebook’s engagement by a factor of 9 to 1

By John Byrne For RawStory Last Friday, Cristiano Ronaldo's Facebook page had the most interactions in the world. "Let's chase what…

4 years ago

Facebook Users Going on Strike

The Facebook Logout Starts Nov.10

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Facebook’s disinformation problem is harder than it looks

As Jon Allsop described yesterday, part of the problem is that media outlets like Fox News seem to feel no…

4 years ago

Spies, Lies, and Stonewalling: What It’s Like to Report on Facebook

By Jacob Silverman, cjr One day in July 2016, Casey Newton, a tech reporter for The Verge, sat down at Facebook…

5 years ago

Random Letters — 4-30-20

In Solidarity with Essential Workers and Our Community As California begins the process of possibly reopening society, ILWU Locals 13,…

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