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Facebook’s big QAnon crackdown might have come too late

The Verge

Yesterday I included a link to a story in Time about a request from the Gambian government to help investigate the genocide in Myanmar , where the United Nations has said Facebook contributed to the incitement of violence. QAnon is spreading among Instagram influencers, some of whom have latched on to the theory about child trafficking.

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Leaving content moderation to volunteers is empowering racists

The Verge

The Ratio. ?? Non-governmental organizations say American companies pay as much attention to similar situations unfolding in India, Brazil, and Myanmar, among other places. The networks, based in Tunisia and Iraq, appear to have been used to spread propaganda and influence elections. Joseph Menn / Reuters).

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Cynicism suggests that the TikTok deal will go through

The Verge

But if you assume, as I did, that his negotiations were primarily about projecting power and influence, whatever reality lurked in the details, then all of this is proceeding more or less to plan. Facebook’s slow response to the threat of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar is the textbook example. Trending up : Facebook says it’s helped 2.5

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

Facebook is rejecting a request from The Gambia to help it investigate the genocide in Myanmar, saying the request was “extraordinarily broad” as well as “unduly intrusive or burdensome.” TikTok launched a creator ambassador program in 2019 to help a small group of influencers grow their followings on the app. Matthew Smith / Time ).

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