Despite evidence that face masks prevent the spread of the virus, dozens of public and private groups on Facebook are urging people not to wear them.
Author: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
Trump and COVID-19: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube race to contain disinformation about president’s diagnosis
Within minutes of Trump’s announcement he tested positive for COVID-19, social media platforms jumped into action to extinguish falsehoods and hoaxes.
Facebook cracks down on extremist conspiracy group QAnon for hijacking Save the Children movement
Facebook is cracking down on QAnon for hijacking the Save The Children movement to push false allegations of pedophilia against Biden, Democrats.
Facebook bans ads that seek to delegitimize the election or make false claims about voting
The policy change appears aimed at President Trump’s use of social media to spread falsehoods about mail-in voting election and claims of voter fraud.
Facebook bans ads that seek to delegitimize the election or make false claims about voting
The policy change appears aimed at President Trump’s use of social media to spread falsehoods about mail-in voting election and claims of voter fraud.
New California law, the first of its kind, requires racial diversity on corporate boards of directors
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring publicly traded corporations based in California to appoint board members from underrepresented groups.
Biden blasts Facebook over Trump posts, voting misinformation before presidential debate
Joe Biden is pressuring Facebook to remove Trump posts containing voting misinformation as the two prepare to face each other in their first debate.
Facebook says its campaign helped recruit 100,000 poll workers for Trump-Biden presidential election
A recruitment drive by Facebook to address the coronavirus-caused shortage of poll workers on Election Day has spurred 100,000 people to volunteer.
Trump used Facebook to suppress the Black vote in battleground states during 2016 election, report says
Report: Trump’s 2016 campaign sought to deter Black Americans in battleground states from voting by targeting them with negative Clinton Facebook ads.
Trump executive order on diversity training roils corporate America
Companies fear the White House order will deal a crippling setback to efforts to increase workplace equality and address race and gender disparities.