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Facebook acknowledges social media's risks to democracy

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook acknowledged Monday that widespread use of social media can be harmful to democracy, while pledging to work to minimize these risks. The world's biggest social network's comments were the latest response to persistent criticism for its role in allowing the spread of misinformation, reinforcing "filter bubbles" and facilitating harassment of dissidents and activists. "Now, we're as determined as everRead more

Facebook should pay for 'trusted' news

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook should pay media companies for providing trusted news content that appears on the social network, media mogul Rupert Murdoch said Monday. His remarks follow Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement Friday that the world's largest social network would prioritize which news organizations' articles and videos users were more likely to see in their Facebook feeds, based on user surveys aboutRead more

Instagram, Google+ join EU group

Brussels - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook's Instagram and the Google+ social network have agreed to join an EU-sponsored group of US internet giants to combat online extremism, EU officials said Friday. EU officials added that the existing members -- YouTube, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook -- have made progress toward meeting the code of conduct they signed up to in May 2016, promising to look at suspiciousRead more

Twitter says Russia-linked accounts more widespread

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today

Twitter on Friday said the number of Russia-linked accounts firing off tweets evidently aimed at the US election in 2016 was more widespread than initially determined. The social media company found, and shuttered, an additional 1,062 accounts associated with the Internet Research Agency, considered a "troll farm" connected to the Russian government, Twitter said in an update posted online.Read more

Facebook to let users rank 'trust'

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook announced Friday it will ask its two billion users to rank their trust in news sources, in its latest attempt to combat the spread of misinformation on the social network. The change comes as the online giant seeks to address charges that it has failed -- along with Google and Twitter -- to prevent the spread of bogus news,Read more

Facebook top choice for Philippines wildlife traders

Manila - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook has emerged as the top site for wildlife trafficking in the Philippines, a watchdog said Friday, with thousands of endangered crocodiles, snakes and turtles illegally traded in just three months. Monitoring network TRAFFIC said Facebook had not done enough to shut down the trade, which saw more than 5,000 reptiles from 115 species put up for sale on itsRead more

Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda. Representatives from the giant social network travelled to The Hague for Thursday's unprecedented talks at Europol's headquarters in the city, officials said Friday. They were also joined by InstagramRead more

Facebook move will play out

San Francisco - Al Maghrib Today

Facebook's move to highlight posts from friends and family over those from brands and publications follows months of turmoil for the social network and will result in lower advertising revenue -- at least in the short-term, analysts said. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the shift in the configuration of the News Feed on Thursday, saying it would reduceRead more

Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

minister victim of own social media law

Berlin - Al Maghrib Today

Germany's justice minister has fallen victim to the rules he himself championed against online social media, as one of his tweets was deleted following several complaints, Bild daily reported Monday. The tweet dated back to 2010, when Heiko Maas was not yet minister. In the post, he had called Thilo Sarrazin, a politician who wrote a controversial book on Muslim immigrants,Read more