False news spreads ‘significantly’ further and faster than the truth on social media, new landmark study finds
A landmark study of some 126,000 Twitter posts has found that false news on social media spreads “significantly” further and…
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Information Commissioner says social media companies can no longer be considered ‘benign platforms’ in political ads probe
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said that social media companies, including Facebook, can no longer be considered “benign platforms” for…
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Facebook ends experiment to take news out of users’ News Feed after trial in six countries
Facebook has ended the trial of its Explore News Feed which separated publishers’ posts from those of family and friends.…
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US digital publisher Little Things becomes first major casualty of ‘catastrophic’ Facebook News Feed changes
US digital publisher Little Things has become the first major casualty of Facebook News Feed’s latest algorithm changes, describing them…
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News UK launches new social tool Social Amp in response to Facebook News Feed changes
News UK’s commercial division the Bridge is to launch a new social content tool to combat the recent algorithm changes…
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Facebook executives have pledged to tackle fake news and online fraud after Unilever warned tech firms that it will pull…
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Facebook reaffirms pledge to fight ‘bad content’
A Facebook executive has reaffirmed the social network’s pledge to remove “bad content” from the site. The company’s chief product…
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Channel 4 News forced to stop using Facebook to protect staff after child abuse videos flood inbox
Channel 4 News was forced to stop using its Facebook page after it was inundated with videos showing the sexual…
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