Australia reportedly passed legislation that will force tech giants like Google and Facebook to negotiate a payment scheme with news outlets for access to their content or face arbitration, reports The Verge. “This is a significant milestone,” said Josh Frydenberg, the deputy leader of the Australian Liberal Party. The Australian…
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Source: Zero Hedge An internal Facebook document reveals that the social media giant monitors its users’ offline behavior as part of how the company determines whether a person should be classified as a “Hate Agent,” according to Breitbart’s Allum Bokhari who has reviewed the document. Titled “Hate Agent Policy Review,”…
A hotel located in the small town of Yale, Michigan posted a controversial message on Facebook last month offering several nights of free lodging to anyone who might be traveling to the state to receive an abortion: Dear sisters that live in Alabama, Ohio, Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, or any of…
The Torrington Police Department in Connecticut has reached a deal with a fugitive that would have him surrender if enough people respond to a wanted poster on social media, reports The Washington Times. Police believe the fugitive, Jose Simms, is currently located somewhere in New York. The 29-year-old man has…
American black nationalist Louis Farrakhan Sr. had his Facebook account removed on Thursday after the platform decided to cull a number of “far-right” public figures and organizations it deemed “dangerous,” which included Infowars, Alex Jones, Paul Joseph Watson, Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer. Rapper Snoop Dogg was not too happy…
Source: CNET When it comes to regulation, Facebook wants some rules. That seems to be the gist of an editorial by Mark Zuckerberg published Saturday in The Washington Post. In it, the head of the world’s largest social network says firms like his have “immense responsibilities” over issues like protecting…