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Did Covid really push some Italians out of the country’s cities?

During the summer of 2020, as highlighted by geographers Aurélie Delage and Max Rousseau, media across many European countries widely reported the idea that the Covid-19 pandemic had triggered a massive urban exodus.

The Conversation

Fears for UK boomer radicalisation on Facebook after Meta drops factcheckers

For middle-aged users, it will be ‘even harder to discern the truth’ among extremist content, expert says

The Guardian - UK

It's now worse than fake news

And our efforts to eradicate fake news could inadvertently exacerbate the problem

Salon

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Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop factchecking ‘really shameful’

The president strongly criticized Meta’s decision to replace factchecking department with community notes

The Guardian - US

As resolutions go, Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘nothing in moderation’ is a stinker

Between Elon Musk, a free-for-all Facebook and Donald Trump, truth and decency are likely to have a hard time of it in 2025

The Guardian - UK

Illegal ‘bully’ kitten breeders selling pets illicitly on Facebook and Instagram, investigation finds

Exclusive: Undercover investigator was offered kitten imported from Russia for £6,000 by unlicensed trader

The Independent UK

7 new to Prime Video movies to stream right now with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Our guide on the best new to Prime Video movies to stream this January, all of which have at least 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now

There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld, says writer and academic Emily Bell

The Guardian - UK

The New Meta Censorship Rules Are Coming Our Way So Buckle Up, Here’s What We Know So Far

Meta's new censorship rules see the ditching of fact-checkers and instead adopting a system similar to that of Elon Musk's X.

Pedestrian.tv

Meta and Amazon ax diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration

Changes at Meta come after company elevated prominent Republican to key position and donated to Trump

The Independent UK

“You Have Enough Money”: Millionaire Actress Mandy Moore Draws Criticism For Wildfire GoFundMe

"The rich have no idea how the rest of us are living" The post “You Have Enough Money”: Millionaire Actress Mandy Moore Draws Criticism For Wildfire GoFundMe first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Mark Zuckerberg Claims Biden Administration Would 'Scream and Curse' at Meta Employees to Remove COVID Content, Including a Meme of Leonardo DiCaprio

Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the Biden administration allegedly "screamed" and "cursed" at Meta employees during disputes over Facebook's handling of COVID-related posts.

Latin Times

Leaked Meta Training Materials Uses 'Immigrants Are Pieces of S--t' as Example of Now Acceptable Content

Content moderation changes announced by Meta are part of a broader policy shift that includes the suspension of the company's fact-checking program

Latin Times

Meta Abandons Racial Diversity Programs In Further Right-wing Shift

Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.

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Brazil Gives Meta 72 Hours To Explain New Fact-checking Policies

Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms.

TechRadar

Researcher nets major reward for finding Facebook bug able to unlock the gates to its internal systems

The discover of a security vulnerability at Meta has proved valuable for one lucky researcher.

The Conversation

What Meta’s move to community moderation could mean for misinformation

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking programmes, starting in the US. Journalists and anti-hate speech activists have criticised the decision as an attempt to curry favour with the incoming US president, Donald Trump, but there could be…

International Business Times

Meta Policy Reversal Puts Question Mark On Furure Of Fact-checking

Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US programme.

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Evening Standard

Will Nick Clegg put a rocket under European tech now he’s out of Meta?

Our former deputy PM has parted ways with Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to sources close to him, Chris Blackhurst ponders what’s next

Latin Times

'Real-world Harm' If Meta Ends Fact-checks, Global Network Warns

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's surprise announcement this week to slash content moderation policies in the United States has sparked alarm in countries such as Australia and Brazil.

Reason

Facebook's New Free Speech Policy Shows Business Getting Back to Business

It’s the latest company to step back from dangerous alliances with political factions.

The Guardian - US

Trouble in Trumpworld over H-1B visas makes for strange bedfellows

Program for skilled foreign workers pits Trump and Musk against Bannon – and progressive Bernie Sanders

The Guardian - US

Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy

The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state

International Business Times

Fact-Checking Group Rates Meta's Claim That Moderation Is Censorship As 'False'

There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned while disputing Mark Zuckerberg's claim such moderation amounts to censorship.

International Business Times

Vietnam Jails Ex-lawyer Over Facebook Posts

A Vietnamese court sentenced a prominent former lawyer to three years in jail Friday over Facebook posts it ruled undermined the state by criticising a leading judge.

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