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Facebook's unsuccessful week in the fight against misinformation and hate speech 2020

Facebook had a bad week when it came to cleaning up toxic content on its platform.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook refused to take action against a politician who violated its hate speech guidelines for fear of backlash. Just a few months of Trump's controversial posts indicate violence against protesters.

Another report from NBC Newsfound that Facebook discovered a community of…

Facebook's remote work plan after the pandemic is doomed to fail 2020

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Facebook's telework plan is doomed to fail

Silicon Valley, which accepts fads like a tween, has found a new one. The day before the pandemic, the valley saliva…

Facebook usage has skyrocketed due to coronavirus locks.

However, the advertising business will not be boosted, as much of the activity is in non-monetized services, while advertisers are withdrawing due to the pandemic.

On Tuesday, the company released a blog post that explains how the outbreak of the corona virus affects business.

Certain usage peaks are detected in messaging and group video…

Bloomberg advertising: Inside Hawkfish, operated by Facebook's Gary Briggs 2020

Former Facebook marketing chief Gary Briggs retired at the end of 2019 and headed Hawkfish, the digital agency that was launched by 2020 presidential nominee Mike Bloomberg.

Hawkfish was developed as a data-driven marketing operation to support Democratic Party candidates, but now works only for Bloomberg.

Briggs is said to have played a key role in hiring people from politics, advertising and…

Facebook's UK’s main fact checker, Full Fact, has only two main fact checkers 2020

Facebook's main UK fact checker Full Fact has only two primary fact checkers that fight misinformation in the country.

The UK has around 40 million active Facebook users every month.

The inequality between Facebook's small fact-checking team and the size of its UK user base raises questions about the company's ability to effectively monitor misinformation in the UK.

Facebook's other UK partner,…

Trend: Facebook's space ambitions have not deteriorated 2020

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This week: Facebook's space dreams have not been erased

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg still has his eyes on…