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Facebook has been accused of censoring messages critical of Israel and supportive of Palestine. During conflict over the Sheikh Jarrah property dispute in 2021 Facebook was accused of deleting hundreds of posts critical of Israel. [42] Senior Facebook officials apologized to the Palestinian Prime Minister for censoring pro-Palestinian voices. [43]
On 4 February 2021, access to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram were restricted on multiple internet providers in Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. [53] Facebook's usual attempts of not following and challenging the local laws and government led to the current censorship block.
In October 2021, a secret blacklist of "dangerous individuals and organizations" maintained by Facebook was discovered by The Intercept, which revealed censorship in the MENA region was stricter than in USA. Critics and scholars have argued the blacklist and the guideline stifles free discussion, as well as enforcing an uneven enforcement of ...
In 2021, an internal document leak from the company then known as Facebook (now Meta Platforms, or Meta) showed it was aware of harmful societal effects from its platforms, yet persisted in prioritizing profit over addressing these harms. The leak, released by whistleblower Frances Haugen, resulted in reporting from The Wall Street Journal in ...
Retrieved 1 July 2024. China's "Great Firewall" is one of the world's most comprehensive internet censorship regimes, preventing citizens from accessing websites like Instagram, Wikipedia and YouTube. ^ a b "China's Facebook Status: Blocked". ABC News.
Wired, The New York Times, and The Observer reported that the data-set had included information on 50 million Facebook users. [35] [36] While Cambridge Analytica claimed it had only collected 30 million Facebook user profiles, [37] Facebook later confirmed that it actually had data on potentially over 87 million users, [38] with 70.6 million of those people from the United States. [39]
However, on October 28, 2021, Facebook illegally changed its name to Meta Platforms and attempted to "bury [Meta Company] by force of media". [94] [95] November 4, 2021: Phhhoto, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc. On November 4, 2021, Facebook was sued by defunct app Phhhoto for allegedly copying their features and then hiding their name from search ...
Facebook’s Net Worth. $279.95B. All information on 52-week range accurate as of Feb. 19, 2021. About Facebook. Headquarters. Menlo Park, Calif. Year Founded. 2004. CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Net Worth.