Tag: Facebook

Facebook Lifts Ban on Political Ads: Has Anything Changed?

Facebook announced earlier this month that it would lift its self-imposed ban on political advertising, put in place following the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. The social media giant stated that it would again run promotional advertisements on “social issues, elections or politics” but noted that advertisers would be subject to authorization and identity checks. Facebook was not the only company to institute such restrictions, Google put a similar ban in place, and announced that it was lifted in February. The bans sparked widespread critiques, but lifting the bans raises another set of questions entirely: Has anything changed? What did these bans really do to stop the spread of misinformation?… Read More Facebook Lifts Ban on Political Ads: Has Anything Changed?

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2020 Election: What Social Media Platforms are Doing to Stop the Spread of Fake Results

In order to decrease the spread of false information in relation to the election on November 3, 2020, several social media platforms took measures to censor any misleading information. While the First Amendment protects the freedom of speech, private companies such as social media platforms do not fall under the First Amendment due to their nongovernmental status. Thus, they are allowed to censor what is posted.… Read More 2020 Election: What Social Media Platforms are Doing to Stop the Spread of Fake Results

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Monetary Fines and Monopolization: The Case for More Aggressive Anti-Trust Measures in the World of Tech

By William Raven “Google was the original gateway to the web. I’m here today to speak about how Google betrayed the web” stated Yelp policy head Luther Lowe at a Senate hearing on digital platforms focusing on anticompetitive practices. “Google physically demoted non-Google results even if they contained information with higher quality scores” further claimed… Read More Monetary Fines and Monopolization: The Case for More Aggressive Anti-Trust Measures in the World of Tech

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Social Media: Once A Seclusion Device To A Tool For Social and Legislative Change

This blog is about the use of social media platforms to spread information and
invoke change. Knowledge is power, and when people have the correct information, they
feel a part of something bigger than themselves, and often will want to become actively
involved. I address the power of Snap Chat among our youth; specifically the recent
Stoneman school shooting, where students were videoing the horrific event and posting it
to Snap Chat. I also address the power of Facebook videos, again staying with the
Stoneman school shooting, to highlight the influential videos from the students and
faculty after the event and their call for legislative change. It seems as if the news has lost
its prestige in the last few years, and a message from real human beings who were there
has become more powerful and moving than reports from newscasters. Which is why I
believe we’re seeing more social change, because people are being touched with real
human experience through a digital screen.
… Read More Social Media: Once A Seclusion Device To A Tool For Social and Legislative Change

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Should We Trust the News Reported on Social Media?

Fake news has been spreading through our social media news feeds for years, but social media sites have begun to see the harsh consequences of these unregulated deceptive posts. Recent events such as the 2016 presidential election and the Las Vegas shooting have sparked interest of the spread of fake news in not only the eyes of politicians and platform creators, but also the public at large. … Read More Should We Trust the News Reported on Social Media?

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Balancing Censorship and Hate Speech: Germany’s Approach to Blocking Illegal Content on Social Media in the Fake News Era

With the rise of fake news and hate speech easily publishable on the internet, some nation states have had enough. Germany has introduced a new law to impose heavy financial penalties on social media firms operating in Germany that do not comply with new takedown procedures related to illegal content. … Read More Balancing Censorship and Hate Speech: Germany’s Approach to Blocking Illegal Content on Social Media in the Fake News Era

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Social Media: A Double-Edged Blade

POSTED BY Micah-Shalom Kesselman On November 14th, Suffolk’s Intellectual Property Concentration will be hosting a conference titled Emerging Issues in Social Media Liability.  Social media has continuously increased in significance and ubiquity for years now.  Whether it is Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, SnapChat, or any other of the myriad social media platforms that pervade one’s… Read More Social Media: A Double-Edged Blade

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First Amendment Issues In DEA-Use Of Fake Facebook Profile

POSTED BY Natasha Meserve The Drug Enforcement Agency has used a fake Facebook profile to gather information for a criminal drug investigation and is currently being sued by a woman for using pictures taken from her cellphone. This past week, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) used a woman’s cellphone pictures to create a fake Facebook… Read More First Amendment Issues In DEA-Use Of Fake Facebook Profile

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Facebook Online Advertising and Customer Data: Knowing Who, Where, When and Even Why Customer Buy

POSTED BY Rebecca Ferrante   Facebook announced it will soon relaunch Atlas, an advertising technology that allows the company’s advertising partners to send ads to Facebookers anywhere the service can “see” them on the Web – on their desktops, tablets or phones.  Essentially, advertisers will use Atlas to display advertisements for a specific new product… Read More Facebook Online Advertising and Customer Data: Knowing Who, Where, When and Even Why Customer Buy

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