Facebook adds features to curb child exploitation content on its platform
The social network has also added an option for users to report any content that violates child safety policy by
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Facebook says its new features can help debunk common climate myths
The social networking platform added the information centre in September last year, attempting to curb misinformation around climate, and has
Read moreEU says copyright laws make situation different from Australia
Under the EU’s tougher copyright rules, online platforms will have to sign licensing agreements with musicians, performers, authors, news publishers
Read moreFacebook says AI helped reduce hate speech on its platform last quarter
The company said its multilingual systems helped moderate content in several languages including Arabic and Spanish, targeting nearly 27 million
Read moreFacebook drops ‘likes’ button from public pages
Facebook Pages will only show followers and have a dedicated News Feed where users can join conversations, interact with peers
Read moreWhatsApp sees record number of calls on New Year’s Eve
People turned to social networking apps to stay in touch and celebrate the end of the year 2020 in the
Read moreHere’s a look at how social media fared in 2020
The year 2020 was crucial for Facebook and Twitter, testing the social networks’ abilities to curb hate speech and misinformation.
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How Instagram uses machine learning to personalise posts on your Home Feed
Facebook-owned image-sharing platform Instagram uses machine learning to prioritise posts on the basis of relevance, freshness, popularity and user preference.
Read moreTwitter planning to create label for automated ‘bot’ accounts
Twitter has faced years of calls from misinformation researchers to disclose more information about bots, which have been used to
Read moreTo avoid EU privacy rules, Facebook to move UK users to California terms
There will be no change to the privacy controls or the services Facebook offers to people in the UK, the
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