6 siege on the US Capitol, according to new internal documents obtained by the New York Times. ‘Workers flagged the rampant conspiracy theories and proliferation of QAnon-related content before the 2020 presidential election and Jan. Employees Voiced Early ConcernsĪccording to the New York Post yesterday, “Facebook knew that the spread of political misinformation was flourishing on its platform – but the company largely failed to address concerns from employees who raised alarms, a report found. I want people to have a recourse if they believe their ability to express themselves has been unjustifiably impaired." Safeguards Removedīloomberg, CNN, the Associated Press, Washington Post, Journal and New York Times reported that Facebook removed “safeguards” to halt the spread of election misinformation after Election Day before of the January 6 attack. "I don't want Facebook to just wipe content out without any explanation. "The Facebook team treats individuals as users, not as customers, so there's no sort of customer service," Nossel said on CNN's "Reliable Sources" Sunday. It also found users are often in the dark when content is removed by Facebook, and don't know why they've been banned or had their content taken down. And so, I must say, Facebook saying it wants regulation is the height of disingenuousness.“ Transparency Urgedįacebook Oversight Board member and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel emphasized that the platform must do a better job with transparency.ĬNN reported, ‘’The Oversight Board's first report, released last week, revealed that the group of independent content moderators prompted Facebook to restore more than 30 pieces of content covering major issues. When it says it wants regulation, at the same time it is fighting that regulation tooth and nail, day and night, with armies of lawyers, millions of dollars in lobbying. “Speaking on “Reliable Sources” on CNN, Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said, “What we are hearing from Facebook is platitudes and bromides. Richard Blumenthal on Sunday tore into Facebook, calling the company’s stated attitudes on regulation a sham.
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