Facebook Settlement Explained
Elegible users can sign up for a portion of the settlement in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Elegible users can sign up for a portion of the settlement in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
A July 2023 Facebook post falsely claimed Antonio Banderas hosted a cats-only premiere of Puss in Boots in 2022.
The platform’s parent company has claimed it would be “forced” to remove news content if AB 886 passes.
In March 2023, several outlets reported that Google and Facebook (Meta) complied with requests for user data in order to prosecute people seeking abortions.
The tech company was accused of “prioritizing profits over public safety.”
In August 2022, a miscaptioned 2019 Facebook post about a man purportedly arrested for huffing glitter glue at a county fair recirculated in groups and on pages.
Warnings about fentanyl on dollar bills make for good social media storytelling, but it’s unlikely anyone would “overdose” on fentanyl in that fashion.
Screenshots of a purported Facebook group spread wildly and without context on other platforms.
A graphic, viral Facebook post falsely attributed to a “Uvalde mom” is circulating.
A viral Facebook post incorrectly described a “yoga Barbie,” and went on to accuse Mattel of introducing children to “Satan.”