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  • ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Facebook releases an update on its civil rights audit

    by 
    Mallory Locklear
    Mallory Locklear
    12.18.2018

    In May, Facebook agreed to conduct a civil rights audit, and now the company has released an update of its progress. Headed by civil liberties leader Laura Murphy, the audit has so far engaged with dozens of civil rights organizations in order to identify which issues the company should focus on. And in her report, Murphy highlights some of the work that was done this year and what the audit will tackle in 2019.

  • Reuters/Mike Blake

    Expect more vote suppressing misinformation on Election Day

    by 
    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    11.07.2016

    While the internet is filled with sources providing accurate and unbiased information aimed at getting informed voters to the polls on Tuesday, some corners of it are taking an alternate approach. A Buzzfeed report cites 4chan posters cooking up various memes and campaign-lookalike graphics intended to confuse and mislead potential Hillary Clinton voters. We've seen a preview of this with Twitter ads that promoted a "vote by text message" hoax and it appears there could be similar efforts in store for tomorrow.