Facebook & Twitter allegedly taking insufficient action to stop spread of hate speech & misinformation through their platforms

France: Reporters Without Borders file lawsuit accusing Facebook of “deceptive commercial practices”

Date:: 23 Mar 2021
Content Type:: Article

In a lawsuit filed with the public prosecutor in Paris on 22 March 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) accuses Facebook of “deceptive commercial practices” on the grounds that the social media company’s promises to provide a “safe” and “error-free” online environment are contradicted by the large-scale proliferation of hate speech and false information on its networks.

France : Reporters sans frontières dépose plainte contre Facebook pour pratiques commerciales trompeuses pour avoir supposément manqué à ses engagements en matière de sécurité

Date:: 23 Mar 2021
Content Type:: Article

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USA: Lawmakers urge Facebook to tackle 'Spanish-language disinformation crisis'

Date:: 16 Mar 2021
Content Type:: Article

Campaign comes amid warnings that company removes Spanish misinformation less consistently than English material

Facebook's AI algorithms make misinformation & hate speech hard to uproot

Date:: 11 Mar 2021
Content Type:: Article

The company’s AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can't fix the problem.

US Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren critizes Facebook's new political ad rules

Date:: 17 Oct 2019
Content Type:: Article

Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims

Date:: 4 Oct 2019
Content Type:: Article

Ex-Twitter CEO says social media platforms shouldn’t ‘treat every account equally’

Date:: 24 Sep 2019
Content Type:: Article

Twitter announces removal of thousands of accounts to fight against spread of disinformation

Date:: 24 Sep 2019
Content Type:: Article

Commentary: Facebook should align its policies & practices with human rights norms

Date:: 30 Nov 2018
Content Type:: Article

Commentary: Do you have a moral duty to leave Facebook?

Date:: 29 Nov 2018
Content Type:: Article

Professor John Ruggie calls upon Facebook to make significant changes to align its practices with the UNGPs & prevent it being used to incite violence

Date:: 20 Nov 2018
Content Type:: Article

Commentary: Tech companies’ inability to control fake news exacerbates violent acts

Date:: 19 Nov 2018
Content Type:: Article

Response from Facebook

Date:: 19 Nov 2018
Content Type:: Company Response

Response from Twitter

Date:: 19 Nov 2018
Content Type:: Company Response

Delay, deny and deflect: How Facebook’s leaders fought through crisis

Date:: 14 Nov 2018
Content Type:: Article

Facebook establishes new policy to remove misinformation that could lead to violence

Date:: 18 Jul 2018
Content Type:: Article

Sri Lanka lifts ban on Facebook imposed after spasm of communal violence

Date:: 15 Mar 2018
Content Type:: Article

Sri Lanka shut down Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram to stop anti-Muslim violence

Date:: 7 Mar 2018
Content Type:: Article

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