Facebook to explain how algorithm picked content on users’ news feeds
Facebook is to begin explaining to users why they are seeing certain posts on their news feed in an attempt…
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Independent executive editor Will Gore to head up Facebook community news project for NCTJ
Independent executive editor Will Gore will head up a Facebook-funded project for the National Council for the Training of Journalists…
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First Facebook community reporter hired in UK ‘never thought’ he would become journalist due to Asperger’s
The first of 80 community reporters, paid for by Facebook, to be hired in the UK has started work at…
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Chancellor calls on UK competition watchdog to study digital ad market after report finds Duopoly dominates
Chancellor Philip Hammond has pushed for the UK competition watchdog to investigate the digital advertising market following a report saying…
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Culture Secretary urged Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to face questions from MPs
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has revealed he urged Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to face questions from MPs in the UK…
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Social media ‘relatively minor’ threat to criminal justice system, evidence to Government shows
The Government has established a new working relationship with Facebook, Google and Twitter over posts that risk contempt of court,…
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Major platforms have failed to provide enough data on fight against disinformation, say EU commissioners
European Union commissioners have accused three tech giants of providing “too little information” in reports on their efforts to fight…
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Facebook removes Tommy Robinson’s page and Instagram profile over alleged ‘hate speech’
Right-wing political activist Tommy Robinson has been banned from Facebook and Instagram, making it the latest social network to take…
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