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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

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In this illustrative file photo, a smartphone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background, on April 7, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
July 28, 2022, 6:26 pm
Facebook continues to allow hate speech in ads, latest test reveals
Trial conducted in Kenya showed gruesome Swahili language posts easily bypass detection; similarly hateful English ads approved as long as swear words taken out
By Barbara Ortutay
This photo shows a search for political ads that were on Facebook displayed on a computer screen Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York. (AP/Richard Drew)
October 29, 2020, 7:53 am
Shaky start to Facebook political ad ban ahead of US election
Mistakes implementing rules lead to complaints from parties; campaigns able to sidestep cooling-off period by running ads before deadline, then reactivating closer to November 3
By AFP
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
July 2, 2020, 3:33 am
How the ADL went from working with Facebook to leading a boycott against it
Facebook ‘has allowed some of the worst elements of society into our homes and our lives,’ says Jonathan Greenblatt as social network continues to tolerate Holocaust denial on site
By Ben Sales
In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo, SodaStream products are seen at the SodaStream factory near the Bedouin city of Rahat, Southern Israel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
June 30, 2020, 4:47 am
SodaStream becomes first Israeli company to join Facebook ad boycott
Israeli home seltzer machine maker joins parent company PepsiCo in protesting social network’s policies on hate speech
By ToI Staff and JTA
US President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a talk with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses in the White House in Washington, DC, June 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 27, 2020, 2:08 am
Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts — even Trump’s
Social media giant follows Twitter’s lead in policing content on platform, especially for election-related misinformation
By Barbara Ortutay
The thumbs up 'Like' logo on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, April 14, 2020. (AP/Jeff Chiu)
June 26, 2020, 10:11 pm
Facebook, Twitter shares drop as European giant joins ad boycott
Unilever, which is behind brands such as Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Dove soap, says it took move to protest the amount of hate speech online
By AP
Pedestrians walk past the Ben & Jerry's shop on Church Street, in Burlington, Vermont, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/ Charles Krupa)
June 25, 2020, 10:03 am
Boycott of Facebook ads over hate speech expands as Ben & Jerry’s joins
Ice cream giant says it’s joining initiative backed by ADL, NAACP; social media giant under pressure over approach to misinformation and inflammatory posts, including from Trump
By AFP
The ADL says the red triangle in a Trump campaign Facebook ad resembles a symbol used by the Nazis. (Screen shot from Facebook)
June 18, 2020, 10:33 pm
Facebook removes Trump ads containing symbol used by Nazis
Anti-Defamation League says inverted red triangle closely resembles badge used to identify political prisoners in concentration camps
By Ron Kampeas
This image provided by Facebook shows screenshots of its Voting Information Center. (Facebook via AP)
June 17, 2020, 5:24 pm
Facebook aims to help voters, but won’t block Trump misinformation
Social media giant launches online Voting Information Center ahead of US election; Zuckerberg on presidential posts: ‘I think we should maintain as open a platform as possible’
By Barbara Ortutay
Central Elections Committee chair, Supreme Court Judge Hanan Melcer (L) meets with Facebook's director of the elections, Katie Harbeth, February 3, 2019. (Courtesy)
February 28, 2019, 4:03 am
Election judge bars anonymous internet ads despite Likud objection
Justice Hanan Melcer warns of foreign attempts to influence April 9 vote that could undermine Israeli democracy
By ToI Staff
Facebook's Sean Evins explains how transparent political ads will work, Facebook Israel, Tel Aviv, February 26, 2019. (Facebook)
February 26, 2019, 2:50 pm
Facebook says ad transparency rules will go live barely 3 weeks before elections
Top official says company has no fact checkers specifically flagging problematic content related to April 9 vote, as thousands have done for votes elsewhere
By Sue Surkes
Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a US House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 11, 2018. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
February 23, 2019, 1:15 am
Report: Apps give Facebook sensitive health and other data
Developers recording user activity, sending it to social media company without users’ consent or knowledge
By MAE ANDERSON
People walk by Google's offices in New York, December 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
February 10, 2019, 8:55 am
Google to Israeli advertisers: No targeted political ads until after election
Search and advertising giant tells Israeli ad companies it’s suspending tailored messaging as part of effort to avoid election manipulation
By ToI Staff
(L to R) Tzipi Livni, Yair Netanyahu and Avigdor Liberman have all been the subject of fake news articles disseminated via fake news sites and social media in recent weeks (Composite photos: Flash90)
February 6, 2019, 5:40 pm
Liberman’s a spy, Yair Netanyahu’s a Christian, and fake news aims to play havoc
Op-ed: How the online disinformation industry is trying to mess with your head, who’s fighting back, and where Israel is still vulnerable as the election campaign heats up
By David Horovitz
Media and guests mingle at a tour of Facebook's new 130,000-square-foot offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
January 16, 2019, 4:00 pm
Facebook tightens ad rules in countries going to polls, but undecided on Israel
Company reportedly says it is limiting political advertising, increasing transparency internationally — but has not made a decision regarding upcoming Israeli vote
By ToI Staff
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