Facebook says it fired leaker for participating in conservative bias ‘stunt’

according to Facebook says it fired a contractor who worked with right-wing sting group Project Veritas on a "stunt," as the group today published screenshots of internal Facebook conversations. The Veritas report includes 60 pages of documents and a related video, which features on-the-street confrontations with named Facebook employees. The documents, provided by a former Facebook contractor now employed by Veritas, include screenshots of Facebook employee discussions on moderation efforts, as well as an internal presentation discussing a racist troll campaign. The Veritas video specifically focuses on a moderation tag called "ActionDeboostLiveDistribution," which the source believes was applied to conservative videos for ideological reasons. Starting in 2016, Facebook gave a significant News Feed boost to live videos as a way of encouraging users to broadcast live.

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook should be more privacy-driven in the future. Ya think?

Which is why CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to convince us the site is going to change its ways. Facebook's latest PR stuntYou might think with so many Facebook accounts being breached, hackers would be the biggest threat to worry about. Some apps even share your data with Facebook when you're logged out. Zuckerberg promised that in the future your communications will be truly private, with conversations and pictures protected by encryption, so even Facebook won't know what you're saying. Here's how to enable the iPhone feature in WhatsApp: tap Settings >> Account >> Privacy >> Screen Lock.

Waukegan mayor says Facebook comment on candidate's post was 'clearly inciting a hate crime'

as mentioned in "Less than a week after Black History Month, this is the sort of despicable hate that my family and I experience," Cunningham said in a Facebook post late Wednesday evening. Emily K. Coleman/News-Sun Waukegan aldermanic candidate Jack Dye, who is running in the 6th Ward, speaks at a Waukegan City Council meeting on Feb. 4. Waukegan aldermanic candidate Jack Dye, who is running in the 6th Ward, speaks at a Waukegan City Council meeting on Feb. 4. "Your family is not in danger," May said in a Facebook post. Cunningham said he identified specific candidates because they appear to be friends with Dye and have commented on Dye's page.

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