August 12, 2020 Facebook cracks down on 'fake news' sites, including far-left operation funded by dark money Facebook unveiled a new policy “differentiating a straight news outlet from a political persuasion operation” on Tuesday that will help prevent operations like the far-left Courier Newsroom from driving one-sided messaging and provide transparency about who funds the operation.
August 12, 2020 Facebook dramatically increases hate speech crackdown, removing 22.5 million posts in Q2 Facebook has seen a dramatic increase in the number of posts it removed due to hate speech after implementing changes to its automation capabilities.
August 11, 2020 Cow and calf chase elderly California hikers who had to be airlifted out A tense confrontation between a pair of elderly California hikers and a cow and her calf resulted in the intervention of a California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter on Sunday.
August 8, 2020 Austrian tourist taking photo with 200-year-old sculpture breaks its toes The tourist, who took the photo at an art museum in northern Italy last week, has apologized.
August 7, 2020 Volunteers restore dream car 'Maria' for Idaho teen battling brain tumor An Idaho teenager battling an inoperable brain tumor is getting his dream ride after a Boise body shop manager and other local businesses stepped in to help.
August 7, 2020 Gidley blasts Facebook for 'unacceptable' removal of pro-Trump ad, says site 'suppressing conservative facts' Trump 2020 campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley slammed Facebook as "absolutely egregious" on "America's Newsroom" Friday after the social media company removed a pro-Trump ad and a video clip from an interview with the president over claims they contained "false information."
August 6, 2020 Emily Compagno decries 'cycle of hypocrisy' after Facebook bans pro-Trump super PAC Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are part of a "cycle of hypocrisy" when it comes to President Trump, "The Five" co-host Emily Compagno said Thursday.
August 6, 2020 Facebook, Twitter censors Trump 'at their peril,' GOP official says Policing Trump's posts on social media may backfire, official says
August 6, 2020 Social media companies' actions against Trump are 'election interference,' says Kellyanne Conway When Facebook and Twitter block President Trump's posts on social media for alleged misinformation about the coronavirus, it is tantamount to "election interference," according to Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president.
August 5, 2020 Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation rules; Twitter also clamps down Facebook and Twitter are both taking action after saying a video shared by President Trump contains misinformation about the coronavirus.
