MILAN - Facebook said on Sunday it had taken down numerous Italian accounts on its platform that were false or were spreading fake news ahead of a European parliamentary election later this month.
"We have removed a series of false and duplicated accounts which violated our authenticity policy, as well as several pages due to violation of rules on name changing," a spokesman for Facebook in Italy said in an emailed statement. Avaaz said on Sunday that Facebook had taken down 23 Italian accounts with a total of more than 2.46 million followers which were spreading"false information and divisive content" over issues such as migration and vaccines as well as anti-Semitism.
F is for Fake
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Facebook deletes more accounts linked to RussiaSAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said on Monday (May 6) it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts linked mostly to Russia that were used to ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Facebook executive meeting with lawmakers ahead of FTC settlementWASHINGTON: Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is meeting with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday ahead of an expected ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Facebook executive meeting with lawmakers ahead of FTC settlementFacebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is meeting with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday ahead of an expected settlement with ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Greece PM Tsipras faces confidence vote ahead of triple election challengeATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to survive a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday (May 10), as he seeks to shore up ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU modelFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg hailed on Friday France's efforts to regulate hateful content online as a model for the European Union after meeting ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Italy's far-right League losing momentum before EU elections: Opinion pollsSupport for Italy's far-right League has fallen following weeks of feuding with its coalition partner the 5-Star Movement, opinion polls showed on ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Macron's EU election flagbearer admits campaign gaffesPARIS: A political novice handpicked by President Emmanuel Macron to lead his European election campaign acknowledged on Thursday (May 9) making a ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
BlackRock pulls out of rescue bid for Italian bank CarigeU.S. asset manager BlackRock has pulled out of a proposed rescue of Italian bank Carige, raising the prospect that the government could be drawn ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Italian ships rescue 66 migrants off LibyaROME: Sixty-six migrants were rescued in international waters off Libya on Thursday (May 9) during two separate operations carried out by the ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Federer will play Italian Open in warm-up for Roland GarrosRoger Federer will play in next week's Italian Open as he warms up for his return to Roland Garros for the first time in four years, the 20-time ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
PODCAST: How to get bonus interest in bank-and-earn accounts (Money Hacks, Ep 42)This episode is aimed at those who have just started working, or are drawing a regular salary, and want to know how they - and also young married millennial couples - can use bank-and-earn products better. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »