There are some changes coming to two popular social media platforms. Facebook is set to tighten its policy on politicians and world leaders who violate rules on hate speech or inciting violence. Twitter will now help users undo a tweet, for a fee.
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Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers. The information appears to be several years old, but it is another example of the vast amount of information collected by Facebook and other social media sites, and the limits to how secure that information is.
Mark Zuckerberg testified virtually before House lawmakers on Thursday, saying Facebook is not responsible the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee grilled Zuckerberg and other social media CEO’s for not policing their platforms.
If you need help finding a COVID-19 vaccine, Facebook is rolling out a handful of new tools to help people get vaccinated. They’re calling it the “Coronavirus Information Center.”
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the United States gets an overall grade of C- on infrastructure for 2021.
Facebook is once again vowing to fight misinformation on its platforms. The company announced several ways it plans to better combat vaccine misinformation.
Facebook says it’s monitoring for signs of impending violence and instituting new policies ahead of Inauguration Day.
Tuesday in Washington, Senator Lindsey Graham served as the chair of a Senate hearing on the impact of social media companies censoring election posts. The heads of Twitter and Facebook defended their safeguards against disinformation in the presidential election.
