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PublishedNovember 6, 2018
Facebook blocks 115 accounts tied to election meddling
The social media giant shuts down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts over suspected ties to foreign groups stoking division among the electorate.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2018
Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of midterm elections
The social media company shuts down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts and is investigating them in more detail.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2018
Threats made online are ‘contact,’ Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules
A precedent-setting decision gives prosecutors more leeway in protection from abuse cases. Still, many gray areas persist.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2018
Facebook’s election ‘war room’ takes aim at fake information
But critics contend that the effort is more about public relations than about addressing the platform's tendency to amplify sensational and misleading articles.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Facebook purges over 800 accounts that flooded users with political messages
The accounts were likely domestic, using clickbait headlines and spam to drive users to websites that then targeted them with ads, Facebook officials said.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2018
Children’s advocacy groups file lawsuit over Facebook kids’ app
They tell the FTC that the messaging app collects data without getting verifiable consent from parents.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Facebook reveals new security breach affecting 50 million accounts
Hackers apparently exploited the social media platform's 'View As' feature.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2018
Trade in endangered animals rises on Facebook
A wildlife monitoring group's report shows screenshots of exotic animals advertised for sale on Facebook.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
Social media execs tell Congress they’re ready to fend off foreign interference
But both Democrats and Republicans said they were doubtful that the social media giants had fully cleaned them up ahead of the midterm elections
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Judge denies LePage motion to dismiss lawsuit by women blocked from his Facebook page
The lawsuit filed by Karin Leuthy of Camden and Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro accuses the Republican governor of violating their First Amendment rights.
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