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Facebook Inc. today agreed to pay $52 million to moderators who suffered mental health issues while on the job. Moderators will receive a minimum of $1,000 each from Facebook, although if those staff have been diagnosed with mental health conditions, such as …
Twitter will now add labels to disputed or misleading coronavirus information
Twitter Inc. announced today that it will start adding labels and warning messages to COVID-19-related content that’s either disputed or could be misleading. The company said in a blog post that the labels might now offer additional information to posts that might …
Clearview AI will stop selling its facial recognition technology to private companies
The controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI Inc. has stopped selling its technology to private companies, it was reported today. According to Buzzfeed News, the company is “is cancelling the accounts of every customer who was not either associated with law enforcement …
YouTube and Twitter pressured to remove more COVID-19-related misinformation
Rep. Adam Schiff shared some strong words with Twitter Inc. and Google LLC-owned YouTube today, telling the companies that they aren’t doing enough to crack down on COVID-19 misinformation and should follow the example of Facebook Inc. “Though the best protection is …
Twitter makes it easier for researchers to see real-time COVID-19 tweets
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 misinformation and help people and organizations trying to better understand the current crisis, Twitter Inc. announced today that it’s opening up the platform to approved developers and researchers. “To further support Twitter’s ongoing …
Google will soon require that all advertisers reveal their identities
Google LLC announced today that all advertisers will soon be required to go through a verification process so consumers can better understand who’s behind an ad and where it came from. Since 2018, Google has used a verification process for only political …
Facebook to start showing users where posts originate
Facebook Inc. said today that it will start showing users where posts come from in order to improve transparency. The company said in a blog post that when posts are made from “high-reach” accounts both on Facebook and Instagram, where that post …
Facebook bans posts supporting protests that violate social distancing
Facebook Inc. said today that it will take down posts that promote protests the violate social distancing rules that have been imposed in various states. This week there have been COVID-19 anti-quarantine rallies all over the U.S., with some of those rallies talking …
Facebook actively searching for people who interacted with COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook Inc. announced today that it will start notifying people if they have engaged with misinformation regarding COVID-19. Although information and research pertaining to the novel coronavirus changes daily and not all scientists agree on various aspects of the disease, that’s not …
Amazon under more scrutiny after firing two workers who spoke out about safety conditions
Amazon.com Inc. has fired two workers in a Seattle-based facility after they both criticized the company over safety issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report today. The Washington Post said the two workers, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, had been highly critical …