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With COVID-19 vaccinations now underway around the world, Twitter has announced that it’s updating its approach to how it combats vaccine misinformation, in order to help ensure optimal take-up, and get society back to normal as quickly as possible. As explained by Twitter: “In the context of a …
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With a COVID-19 vaccine nearing release, the major tech platforms have agreed to partner on a new program, in conjunction with fact-checking organizations, in order to formulate new, improved approaches to combatting vaccine misinformation. As reported by BBC: “Taking part in the effort alongside …
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Despite recent decisions potentially indicating otherwise, it seems that Facebook has not had a change of heart with respect to hosting divisive, dangerous content on its platform. Over the past few weeks, Facebook has announced some significant policy changes which seemed to move towards …
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it certainly seems like a week of re-consideration at Facebook. Following yesterday’s announcement of a ban on Holocaust denial content, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg had infamously said he would allow back in 2018, on the grounds of free speech, today, Facebook has announced a new policy which will …
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Back in 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparked both concern and controversy when he noted in an interview that Facebook would not ban Holocaust deniers from the platform. As explained by Zuckerberg: “I find [Holocaust denialism] deeply offensive. But at the end of the day, I don’t believe that …
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In a move that many consider long overdue, on Tuesday, Facebook announced a full ban on QAnon, classifying the conspiracy theory group as a ‘militarized social movement’, which is capable of causing serious, real-world harm if left unaddressed. As per Facebook: “Starting today, we will remove …
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Is Facebook a positive or negative influence on society – and does the company, or indeed anybody in a position to enact any type of change, actually care either way? This question has been posed by many research reports and academic analyses over the years, but seemingly, the broader populous, at …
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Back in the 60’s, the CIA ran a covert program called ‘MKUltra‘, which was tasked with running human experiments for the purposes of developing drugs and procedures that would “weaken the individual and force confessions through mind control”. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction (which it …
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