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Facebook and Instagram ban all posts promoting conversion therapy

The Verge

The spokesperson confirmed the ban applies both to Instagram and the company’s main social network, which share hate speech policies. Facebook and Instagram are banning conversion therapy content under hate speech guidelines. “We

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Can anyone moderate podcasts?

The Verge

A disparate network of companies makes up the podcasting world, including apps, hosting services, sales teams, and networks. Apple and Spotify, the two largest podcast players, each have their own set of community guidelines. Every podcast app has its own content guidelines.

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Is Snapchat encrypted and safe?

Dataconomy

Users can, therefore, share photos and videos with a reasonable assurance that their content remains confidential between themselves and the intended recipient, even as it traverses the Snapchat network. Data collection: Like many social media platforms, Snapchat collects user data to personalize experiences and deliver targeted advertising.

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TikTok is full of shady secret advertisements

Vox

All of them should have, according to truth in advertising rules that are supposed to be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general. It’s just that other social networks are more sophisticated, and maybe have stronger creative guidelines, better ad formats, more help.”. Many didn’t.

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Your online personal data has a guardian angel

Dataconomy

Data deprecation means putting limits on how companies can use our data for advertising. Data deprecation means restricting how advertisers can use platforms to show ads. These cookies are often used by ad networks to track your online actions and show you targeted ads later on. What is data deprecation?

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Facebook bans academics who researched ad transparency and misinformation on Facebook

The Verge

Facebook has banned the personal accounts of academics who researched ad transparency and the spread of misinformation on the social network. Facebook now says it’s required to ban the NYC researchers under these FTC guidelines, as well as disabling their associated Pages and platform access. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Facebook?s revamped news section launches in the US with a focus on local sources

The Verge

The team is transparent about the following guidelines and will make curatorial choices independently, not at the direction of Facebook, publishers or advertisers,” the FAQ explains. They will apply the same guidelines and criteria to our coverage about Facebook as we would to any other company or industry.”.

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