Facebook pulls plug on podcasts and soundbites Capitol Communicator May 3, 2022 General, Social Media, Upper Left SponsoredMeta is pulling the plug on podcasts just a year after their launch on Facebook, discontinuing its short-form audio offering Soundbites and shutting...
Over 200 Newspapers Suing Facebook and Google for “Crippling their Businesses,” Reports NY Post Capitol Communicator December 9, 2021 Advertising, Media, Social MediaMore than 200 newspapers are suing Facebook and Google, alleging that the tech titans have unfairly manipulated the advertising market, siphoning...
Facebook Ends Facial Recognition Capitol Communicator November 2, 2021 Digital, Social MediaFacebook will halt its use of facial recognition technology. “We’re shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook. People who’ve...
Facebook’s Corporate Entity Now ‘Meta’ Capitol Communicator October 28, 2021 General, Social Media, Top Center SponsoredAfter 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name, reports...
Facebook Plans Name Change Capitol Communicator October 20, 2021 Social Media, Top Center SponsoredFacebook is planning to announce next week that it will change its company name, states The Verge, "to reflect its focus on building the metaverse,...
1.5 Billion Facebook Users’ Personal Information Allegedly for Sale by Hackers Capitol Communicator October 4, 2021 Bottom Left Sponsored, Social MediaPersonal information from roughly 1.5 billion worldwide Facebook users was allegedly put up for sale following a recent leak, reports Newsweek. A...
Study Finds Growing Use of Facebook and Twitter by Members of Congress in Elections Capitol Communicator September 30, 2021 Insights, Social Media, Top Center SponsoredThe 2020 election occurred in a vastly different cultural and political climate than the 2016 race, reports Pew Research Center. A new Pew Research...
Facebook’s Algorithms “Fuel the Spread of Misinformation,” Reports The Washington Post Capitol Communicator September 10, 2021 Insights, Social Media, Top Center SponsoredA new study of user behavior on Facebook around the 2020 election is likely to bolster critics’ long-standing arguments that the company’s...
Facebook Sues Over $36 Million Ad-Fraud Scheme, Says MediaPost Capitol Communicator June 30, 2021 AdvertisingFacebook has sued four Vietnamese residents "who allegedly perpetrated a $36 million ad fraud scheme that involved taking control of the accounts of...
Facebook’s Oversight Board Upholds the Social Network’s Decision to Ban Former President Trump Capitol Communicator May 5, 2021 Social Media, Top Center SponsoredFacebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the social network’s decision to ban former president Donald Trump, but also faulted the social network for...
