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Facebook has shut down an alleged network of almost 100 ‘fake accounts’ with conservative leanings in Brazil. The government there now wants explanations from the social network, amid a backlash over apparent election-meddling “As part of our ongoing efforts to prevent abuse and after rigorous research, we have removed a network of 196 Pages and […]
A group of MPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany Party has come to Damascus to see the situation on the ground “firsthand.” The politicians are seeking evidence that refugees could be repatriated from Germany to Syria. The group, consisting of six federal and regional MPs, arrived in the Syrian capital on Monday. They said […]
YouTube’s crackdown on conspiracy theories in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting has had some unintended casualties. The streaming video firm has confirmed to Bloomberg that its human moderators inadvertently removed videos and took down channels from right-wing and pro-gun outlets. Newcomers to YouTube’s moderation team can “misapply” its policies, a spokesperson said, which […]
Enlarge / A scene from the “Bullet Train” demo that Facebook removed from the CPAC political conference over the weekend. The Unreal Engine demo “Bullet Train” has been a standard part of Oculus’ trade show demonstrations for the Rift headset for many years now. But in the wake of a school shooting in Florida earlier […]
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The right-wing media has suggested in recent days that a new court order in the case against former national-security adviser Michael Flynn implies he will be exonerated soon. The judge presiding over the Flynn case, Judge Emmet Sullivan, has issued a similar order in every criminal case he’s overseen since 2009. Legal experts […]
The two broadcasts included discussion about Donald Trump’s travel ban and the response by the UK Government following the Manchester bombing, both of which have been deemed to have not included impartial analysis. The ruling has come two months after the US news channel ceased to air in the UK and less than a week […]
Published time: 15 Oct, 2017 23:19 Scuffles and fistfights have been reported between left- and right-wing activists at the Frankfurt Book Fair, after protesters interrupted an event held by a member of the AfD party and a conservative publishing house. The standoff first began on Saturday afternoon at an event organized by right-wing publishing house […]
Facebook made much ado about bringing on third-party fact-checkers to curb fake news. However, it has faced accusations that the fact-checkers themselves are biased — allegedly, too many of them skew to the left. And it appears that Facebook wants to alter this perception. Quartz sources claim that Facebook has signed on conservative magazine Weekly […]
After Jewish groups voiced concerns about the far-right Alternative for Germany party making inroads into the Bundestag, AfD co-founder Alexander Gauland said that “Jews have nothing to fear” from his party’s policies. The AfD won 12.6 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election, according to preliminary results released by the country’s election committee, making the […]
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will enter parliament for the first time in its history with around 13 percent of the vote in the German parliamentary election, exit polls show. Angela Merkel’s CDU is leading the polls with over 30 percent. Live: Protest against AfD in Berlin The CDU (Christian Democratic Union) received between […]
