Women on Instagram are exposed to an “epidemic of misogynist abuse,” according to a new report.
Some women shared the messages they get on Instagram. It’s not pretty.
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Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law
A Russian court has banned Facebook and Instagram in the country, labelling its parent company Meta as “extremist” amid the Kremlin’s sweeping crackdown on western social media giants.
Why Is Big Tech Policing Speech? Because the Government Isn’t
Deplatforming President Trump showed that the First Amendment is broken — but not in the way his supporters think.
These are the platforms that have banned Trump and his allies
Some of the biggest names in tech have taken aggressive steps against the inflammatory rhetoric of President Trump and some of his allies that culminated last week with a mob of his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol while Congress was attempting to certify the election of Joe Biden as the nation’s 46th president.
Misinformation ‘superspreaders’: Covid vaccine falsehoods still thriving on Facebook and Instagram
Conspiracy theories and misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine are still spreading on Facebook and Instagram, more than a month after Facebook pledged it would take them down.
‘It’s Hard to Prove’: Why Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Face Hurdles
The U.S. and state cases against the social network are far from a slam dunk because the standards of proof are formidable.
U.S. and States Say Facebook Illegally Crushed Competition
The Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition, and they called for the deals to be unwound, escalating regulators’ battle against the biggest tech companies in a way that could remake the social media industry.
Facebook Amps Up Its Crackdown on QAnon
Facebook, facing criticism that it hasn’t done enough to curb a fast-growing, fringe conspiracy movement, said on Tuesday that it would remove any group, page or Instagram account that openly identified with QAnon.
Instagram will hide comments that could be considered offensive
Instagram will begin automatically hiding potentially offensive comments as part of its ongoing attempt to address online bullying.
Social media is the new frontier for gendered violence, as biggest ever global study of girls’ experiences online reveals endemic abuse and harassment
Girls and young women worldwide are demanding social media companies take urgent action to protect them, as a landmark survey has revealed universal and shocking accounts of escalating online violence.