Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
For years, Facebook, now called Meta Platforms Inc., pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people, and that despite its efforts […]
The end of real social networks
Sep 08,2022 – Daron Acemoglu CAMBRIDGE — Not only are billions of people around the world glued to their mobile phones, but the information they consume has changed dramatically, and […]
Rigged AI: How algorithms fuel anti-Muslim hatred in Europe and beyond
What would you like to learn more about? Topics Global World Islam Muslims Discrimination Related Islamophobia: from crusaders, to colonialists, to cartoonists Muslim women in Denmark face dehumanisation at the […]
Social media giants fail to act on anti-Muslim hate: Report
BY ANADOLU AGENCY NEW YORK MAY 06, 2022 – An iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans, U.S. (AP Photo) RECOMMENDED Swedish social system mistreats Muslim children: Experts, families SWEDEN […]
Pakistan Embarrassed After Facebook Refuses To Remove URLs Of Ahmadiyyas Under ‘blasphemy’
In an attempt to step over the ‘inferior sect of Muslims,’ Pakistan Telecast Authority (PTA) urged Facebook to remove over 700 URLs related to Ahmadiyyas. Written By Aakansha Tandon AP Pakistan’s […]
How Google and Amazon help Israel sustain its apartheid
RAMZY BAROUD March 21, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/nj7fg The words, “We are anonymous because we fear retaliation,” were part of a letter signed by 500 Google employees last October, when […]
How Israel’s ‘Facebook Law’ plans to control all Palestinian content online
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Jan 18,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / RAMZY BAROUD It is ironic that even former right-wing […]
Analysis-Rohingya lawsuit against Facebook a ‘wake-up call’ for social media
This content was published on December 10, 2021 By Rina Chandran and Avi Asher-Schapiro BANGKOK/LOS ANGELES (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A landmark lawsuit by Rohingya refugees against Meta Platforms Inc, […]
Facebook wrongfully suppressed Palestinians during May violence, says HRW
During the fierce escalation in fighting between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops, many Palestinians took to social media to highlight injustices. (Reuters/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/6ukbr ARAB NEWS October 08, […]
Social media platforms doing little to combat online hate speech in the Arab world: Experts
Precious little has been done in the Arab world to hold Facebook and other social networking platforms to account for distributing extremist ideas, bigoted views and hate speech. (AFP/File Photo) […]
How social media became a deadly trap for a minority group in Pakistan
Search FEATURE If you’re one of four million Ahmadis in Pakistan, posting on Facebook can mean exposing yourself to danger. Photography by Taylor Glascock for Rest of WorldBy ALIZEH KOHARI 3 […]
Big Tech, data and the spread of evil
22nd January 20210 The recent angst and scramble away from WhatsApp, since its new controversial privacy policy update (that has now been delayed), is surprising to see; our data and […]
US lawmakers urge Facebook to remove Islamophobic content
BY ANADOLU AGENCY A group of 30 lawmakers urged Facebook Tuesday to remove anti-Muslim content on the social media platform, saying it is “dangerous” and “deadly.” Led by Democratic congresswoman […]
Imran Khan’s letter to Mr. Zuckerberg
Additional reading suggested by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Pakistani PM Imran Khan writes to Facebook CEO Mark … Has Facebook allowed the spread of anti-Muslim hate […]
Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with US
EU court in July ruled there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agencies Nick Clegg, Facebook’s head of global affairs, argued that international data transfers ‘underpin the global economy and support services that are fundamental to our daily lives’. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Alex Hern @alexhern Tue 22 Sep 2020 […]
Inside the Secret Israeli Industry of Fake Facebook Profiles
Source: Haaretz An investigation reveals a network of fictitious Facebook accounts — all linked to one Israeli firm — and sheds light on how these avatars and their operators evade […]
Twitter, Facebook Block Trump Video, Citing Covid Misinformation
Source: Bloomberg By Kurt Wagner and Sarah Frier Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. blocked a video shared by accounts linked to U.S. President Donald Trump for violating their policies on […]
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel, Facebook of crack down on free speech
Facebook is also involved in recent years in limiting incitement on its platform in the US, EU countries and elsewhere with an ongoing debate about whether it has struck […]
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don’t You Care?
by Mehdi Hasan “Everything is done through Facebook in Myanmar,” added Yanghee Lee, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. “I’m afraid that Facebook has now turned into a beast, […]
Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking
AFP September 25, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced Tuesday ahead of the US 2020 elections, […]