Facebook still has trouble removing white supremacists, study saysThe social network was even making money from searches for hate groups.By J. Fingas, 08.10.2022
Facebook faces suspension in Kenya over ethnic-based hate speechThe social network has reportedly failed to detect calls for ethnic-based violence ahead of Kenya's elections.By M. Moon, 07.30.2022
GLAAD: Social media platforms don't do enough to protect LGBTQ usersFacebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube all fall short in a new study.By J. Fingas, 07.14.2022
AI trained on 4chan's most hateful board is just as toxic as you'd expectThe hyper-racist bots posted 15,000 times in one day.By J. Fingas, 06.08.2022
Personalized warnings could reduce hate speech on Twitter, researchers sayThe 'more politely phrased' warnings were the most effective.By K. Bell, 11.22.2021
Meta's latest transparency report details bullying on Facebook and InstagramThe company has been trying to counter revelations from the Facebook Papers.By K. Bell, 11.09.2021
Facebook documents show inner turmoil over approach to conservative contentStaff accused the site of making 'special exceptions' for some publishers.By J. Fingas, 10.24.2021
Facebook's misinformation and violence problems are worse in IndiaFacebook says its corrective efforts are a work in progress.By J. Fingas, 10.23.2021
Facebook claims hate speech visibility dropped 50 percent in nine monthsFacebook hopes to change the narrative after a whistleblower's testimony.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2021
Facebook's Oversight Board orders a post criticizing the Myanmar coup to be restoredContent reviewers mistakenly thought the post criticized Chinese people, rather than the state.By K. Holt, 08.11.2021
Facebook will add ‘satire exception’ to its community standardsThe change is in response to a recommendation from the Oversight Board.By K. Bell, 06.17.2021
Facebook clarifies hate speech policies following Oversight Board recommendationsThe company says it will continue to work to make its policy notifications more transparent.By I. Bonifacic, 05.13.2021
Facebook's Oversight Board will consider appeals to remove contentIt could lead to fiercer crackdowns on hate speech and misinformation.By J. Fingas, 04.13.2021
Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook for 'misleading' content moderation claimsMuslim Advocates alleges the company routinely fails to remove rule-breaking posts.By I. Bonifacic, 04.08.2021
Facebook is being sued in France for alleged 'deceptive' safety claimsRSF says the social network lets hate and misinformation proliferate.By J. Fingas, 03.23.2021
Facebook is getting better at taking down bulliesAI is making it easier for Facebook to detect harassment before it's reported.By K. Bell, 02.11.2021
Instagram cracks down on harassment in direct messagesThe app will permanently ban accounts that break its rules in DMs.By K. Bell, 02.10.2021
Facebook's oversight board's first judgments overturn four moderation decisionsIt overturned three decisions related to hate speech and one on nudity.By D. Cooper, 01.28.2021
Twitch is rolling out new rules around harassment and hateThe Confederate flag will be banned from streams starting January 22nd.By J. Conditt, 12.09.2020
YouTube will remind users to ‘keep comments respectful’ before postingThe change is part of a wider effort to reduce hate speech and hurtful comments.By K. Bell, 12.03.2020