Facebook launches pilot program to help protect those running in the U.S. midterms
Tweet Facebook has announced a new security pilot program aimed at candidates and staff members participating in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. If the pilot is successful it could be expanded. Read more… Neowin
Read more...Facebook expands fact-checking to photos and videos in misinformation crackdown
Tweet Facebook has announced that it will be combating misinformation in the form of photos and videos. It has developed machine learning to find content to be reviewed by its fact-checking partners. Read more… Neowin
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Facebook sues BlackBerry for stealing its voice-messaging tech
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Tweet In apparent retaliation to BlackBerry’s lawsuits in March, Facebook is now suing BlackBerry. It accuses the company of infringing six patents, one of which bolsters its voice-messaging services. Read more… Neowin
Read more...Facebook shares details on its Menlo Park expansion dubbed MPK 21
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Tweet Facebook has finished work on a new office space dubbed MPK 21. The office is built on an old industrial site and features 200 redwood trees atop the office as well as a winding half-mile path. Read more… Neowin
Read more...Study connects Facebook engagement with real-life anti-refugee hate crimes
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Tweet A study on right-wing groups in Germany has correlated the rise in anti-refugee sentiments in social media with a directly related rise in real-life hate crimes against these communities. Read more… Neowin
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