Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban them, won’t fact-check them and won’t limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people.
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Dec 2, 2019 |
The Chicago-based maker of social media management software announced Monday that it aims to raise $156 million in an initial public offering of stock.
Nov 15, 2019 |
Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content. However, it is allowing ads related to social causes such as climate change, gun control and abortion.
Nov 12, 2019 |
Even if the two most recent impeachment proceedings – against Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton – offer instructive clues about the path ahead, there are notable differences in the case surrounding Donald Trump. A look at then and now.
Nov 11, 2019 |
Whether it’s used comically or in connection with serious topics, a new internet meme may be underscoring deeper generational divides.
Nov 11, 2019 |
When the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump begins its public phase on Wednesday, people will be watching on screens large and small.
Oct 26, 2019 |
The “News Tab,” a new section in the Facebook mobile app, will display headlines — and nothing else — from the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider and the Los Angeles Times, among others.
Oct 24, 2019 |
Should social media companies be responsible for fact-checking content? The debate over free speech on Facebook.
Sep 4, 2019 |
Facebook says it is ending its practice of using face recognition software to identify users’ friends in uploaded photos and automatically suggesting they “tag” them. Facebook was sued in Illinois over the feature.
Aug 28, 2019 |
The changes include a tightened verification process that will require anyone wanting to run ads pertaining to elections, politics or big social issues like guns and immigration to confirm their identity and prove they are in the U.S.
Aug 20, 2019 |
The company did not give a timeline for when it might expand it to the U.S. and other countries, only that it will be in “coming months.”
Aug 12, 2019 |
Why some Illinois Facebook users are suing the company over its facial recognition software for photos.
Aug 8, 2019 |
Joey Santore isn’t your typical plant expert, but his colorful style and depth of knowledge have proved popular. We go for a stroll through Wolf Road Prairie, an 80-acre nature preserve in Chicago’s western suburbs.
Aug 5, 2019 |
Could you imagine life without the “like” button? Ben Grosser, an arts and design professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tells us about “demetrication.”
Jul 25, 2019 |
The teens were taken into custody and charged with felony counts of aggravated battery and mob action, days after a cellphone video of the incident was uploaded online.
Jul 24, 2019 |
The fine is the largest the Federal Trade Commission has levied on a tech company, though it won’t make much of a dent for a company that had nearly $56 billion in revenue last year.
