The next front in Facebook’s misinformation battle: climate change

More than a year later, in January 2021, a Facebook employee noted a similar concern when searching for “climate change” on the social network’s video-on-demand service, Facebook Watch. The second result, according to the employee, was a video titled “Climate

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Virtual reality cryptocurrency soars following Facebook’s rebrand

MANA-mania sweeps the worldwide cryptocurrency market, on the heels of Facebook’s “Meta” rebrand. The price of Decentraland’s MANA — a decentralized 3D virtual reality platform supported by the Ethereum blockchain — soared to a high of $4.33 at 6:30 p.m.

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Facebook’s oversight board demands clarity on rules for high-profile users

Facebook’s oversight board is investigating claims the social media group allowed some high-profile users to break its rules and accused the company of withholding information on the matter. The board, a “Supreme Court”-style body created to oversee its content moderation

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Facebook’s latest “apology” reveals security and safety disarray

Facebook had it rough last week. Leaked documents—many leaked documents—formed the backbone of a string of reports published in The Wall Street Journal. Together, the stories paint the picture of a company barely in control of its own creation. The revelations

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Ray-Ban Stories: These are Facebook’s first mass-market smart glasses

Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, from Facebook and EssilorLuxottica. Here’s the mobile app for editing and sharing photos and videos captured by the glasses. As previously rumored, Facebook has partnered with EssilorLuxottica to produce Ray-Ban Stories, one of the first potentially

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