Facebook has used powerful emergency measures to stop hate speech and calls to violence before. Critics ask: Why don’t they use them all the time?
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Bracing for a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, Facebook pledged to remove threats and content that celebrates or mocks George Floyd’s death.
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Facebook getting rid of likes? No, but soon Facebook and Instagram will let you hide them
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TikTok videos pushing QAnon, COVID vaccine conspiracies surging despite crackdown, report says
TikTok videos promoting QAnon and anti-vaccine conspiracies are surging in popularity despite a crackdown
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Hate speech, censorship, Capitol riot, Section 230: Lawmakers slam Facebook, Google and Twitter, warn of regulation
Lawmakers slammed Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai for not policing hate speech, extremism and misinformation and warned of a crackdown