Facebook ‘ignored racial bias research,’ whistleblowers say

Facebook ‘ignored racial bias research’: Former employees claim the tech giant is ‘failing’ and ‘hurting people at scale’  Whistleblowers claim they told superiors their new system is racially biased    Research found black people’s accounts were 50% more likely to be disabled  They were allegedly told to keep the findings quiet and to stop any further … Read more

Google and Facebook face ‘monopoly’ power crackdown on ads

Google and Facebook face a crackdown on their ‘monopoly’ power which allows them to sweep up billions of pounds at the expense of UK businesses and families. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has demanded the Government takes action to end their stranglehold of digital advertising in Britain in a landmark ruling. The official watchdog … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle support Facebook ads boycott

A key figure behind the Stop Hate for Profit initiative has said that Harry and Meghan have asked which brands they can ‘target’ in support of the movement.  Stop Hate for Profit is calling on major companies to pull their advertising campaigns from Facebook until the social media giant takes action to stop the spread … Read more

BLM accused of anti-Semitism after posting photo of mural

Black Lives Matter is accused of anti-Semitism after posting photo of controversial mural on Facebook advertising protest march in Oxford The mural called ‘Freedom of Humanity’ was removed from East London in 2012 It was after concerns from Jewish groups that it contained ‘anti-Semitic tropes’ It was posted by BLM Oxford on Facebook as a … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘are backing’ the boycott of Facebook advertising

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are backing the campaign #StopHateForProfit, which is calling for major companies to pull their advertising campaigns from Facebook until the social media giant takes action to stop the spread of hate speech, civil rights group NAACP has confirmed. The Baltimore-based civil rights organization, which was founded in 1909, took to Twitter … Read more

Facebook to label content from politicians that could be harmful

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced new content policies for the platform, including tighter restrictions on advertising and labels for ‘harmful’ posts from public figures, following an advertising boycott campaign. Zuckerberg said in a Facebook Live video on Friday that the company would begin labeling ‘harmful’ content from politicians that remains ‘newsworthy’. Though he did … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg visits Hawaii amid Facebook advertising woes

Mark Zuckerberg is hiding out at his sprawling $100million estate in Hawaii amid mounting turmoil at Facebook as a growing list of prominent brands are boycotting the social media network over its perceived failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence.   The Facebook founder – who recently became the fourth-richest person in … Read more