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Instagram tells 'small group' wrong US election date

This morning, some US users woke up to the message 'tomorrow is election day'.

One word that got woman's Facebook account blocked

A Gold Coast woman's account was blocked after searching for a local Mexican restaurant.

US, EU, Australia pile into Google - NZ pulls its punches

Chris Keall writes: Wake up, Wellington.

'Clear and present danger': Is Facebook ready for the US election?

'Too little, too late': Facebook is a risk to democracy, national security, critics say.

On Facebook, misinformation is more popular now than in 2016

New York Times: People are engaging with misinformation more than they did in 2016.

Facebook approves 200 QAnon conspiracy ads

The movement has been a key incubator of coronavirus denialism, violent attacks and plots.

Facebook to ban groups that support Qanon

Facebook is taking a stand again conspiracy theories.

Breaking up Facebook won't fix social media

HBR: What can we do to fix the social media crisis we find ourselves in?

Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook have a plan to kill the iPhone

The ubiquity of physical screens will diminish over time.

Faafoi considers approach to Aus v Facebook, Mowbray's partnership with US A-listers

Kris Faafoi says the Govt will take its own approach to engaging with Facebook and Google.

Labour Party summer camp case: Court protects man from toxic social media 'mob'

Court of Appeal says social media has become a toxic place with 'internet vigilantism'.

Facebook threatens news block

New law seeks to aid struggling news organisations.

Facebook threatens to stop Australians from sharing news

Facebook has faced criticism for allowing the spread of conspiracy theories & hate speech.

'Sobering reading': New study shows YouTube more popular than TVNZ

What were Kiwis' preferred platforms to view and consume news in 2020 so far?

Threatened by Facebook disinformation, a Buddhist monk flees Cambodia

New York Times: A smear campaign sent the Buddhist cleric into exile to protect himself.

Vigilante calls on social media before Kenosha shootings

Multiple threads on Facebook and Reddit urged militias to head to the protests.

Apple update to limit Facebook's ability to track people

Facebook warns of consequences in new privacy provisions.

Facebook braces itself for Trump to cast doubt on election results

New York Times: Facebook is preparing in case Trump interferes once the vote is over.