By ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May, Instagram briefly banned the hashtag #AlAqsa, a reference to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, a flash point in the conflict. Facebook, which owns Instagram, later apologized, explaining its algorithms had … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Language Gaps Weaken Screening of Hate, Terrorism
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Trump’s New Social Media Company Says Users Won’t Be Censored — Unless They Disrespect the Site
(NBC News) Former President Donald Trump pitched his new social media platform, Truth Social, as a haven for free speech and a counterweight to the big tech giants that have in recent years put a greater emphasis on moderating content users post to their sites. But as the platform's terms of service agreement makes clear, not all speech will be permitted. … [Read more...] about Trump’s New Social Media Company Says Users Won’t Be Censored — Unless They Disrespect the Site
64 Percent Say ‘Life Was Better’ Before Social Media – And One-fourth Are Addicted: Poll
(Christian Headlines) According to a new poll, a majority of Americans who use social media say “life was better” before Facebook and other platforms existed, and one-fourth believe they are addicted. The survey, conducted Oct. 8-9 by SocialSphere and Harvard pollster John Della Volpe among users of Facebook and Instagram, found that 64 percent say they believe … [Read more...] about 64 Percent Say ‘Life Was Better’ Before Social Media – And One-fourth Are Addicted: Poll
FDA Authorizes Booster Doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Vaccines, Says MIX and Match Ok
(CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Wednesday and also said any of the three authorized vaccines could be used as a booster in a "mix and match" approach. But it left in place a complex formula for who should get get boosters and when, with officials saying they may simplify the … [Read more...] about FDA Authorizes Booster Doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Vaccines, Says MIX and Match Ok
Inside the Fraught Effort To Create a Christian Nationalist Internet
by Jack Jenkins This article is the second in a series on Christian nationalism supported by the Pulitzer Center. (RNS) It was late September when Andrew Torba, founder of the social media platform Gab, tapped out a message to his users declaring the website would update its online infrastructure. Upgrades are common in the tech industry, but Torba's reasoning for … [Read more...] about Inside the Fraught Effort To Create a Christian Nationalist Internet