Thread by @JuddLegum, Zuckerberg announced a series of steps Friday to try to stem the [...]

Zuckerberg announced a series of steps Friday to try to stem the advertiser exodus from Facebook and it went over like a ton of bricks.

Partly because the new policies were nibbling at the edges

The other issue is Facebook& #39;s big problem is ENFORCEMENT https://popular.info/p/update-facebooks-tipping-point">https://popular.info/p/update-...

UPDATE: Facebook's tipping point

On Tuesday, Popular Information reported that five companies, including Patagonia and REI, had decided to stop advertising on Facebook for the month of July. They were responding to the Stop Hate For...

Facebook has a rule on coordinated inauthentic behavior.

It just won& #39;t enforce it. https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...

The dirty secret behind Ben Shapiro's extraordinary success on Facebook

The success of The Daily Wire, the website run by right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro, on Facebook is mind-boggling. The site has a small staff and primarily aggregates content from Twitter and other news...

Facebook has a system to fact-check climate disinformation.

It just won& #39;t enforce it. https://popular.info/p/facebook-creates-fact-checking-exemption">https://popular.info/p/faceboo...

Facebook creates fact-checking exemption for climate deniers

This is a special joint edition of Popular Information and HEATED, a climate newsletter by journalist Emily Atkin. HEATED is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of the planet earth....

Facebook has a rule banning Boogaloo groups that encourage violence.

It just won& #39;t enforce it. https://popular.info/p/murder-exposes-facebooks-boogaloo">https://popular.info/p/murder-...

Murder exposes Facebook's Boogaloo problem

On May 29, at 9:27 PM, two men in a white Ford Econoline-style van parked across the street from a federal building in Oakland, California, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Department...

Facebook has a rule against anyone threatening violence in ads, even politicians.

It just won& #39;t enforce it.

(Until we reported it.) https://popular.info/p/facebook-runs-ad-from-congressional">https://popular.info/p/faceboo...

Facebook runs ad from Congressional candidate urging people to shoot "looting hoards"

This is the online edition of the Popular Information newsletter. Sign up to get independent accountability journalism in your inbox: Facebook is facing an internal revolt over CEO Mark Zuckerberg's...

Facebook has a rule against posting misinformation about masks.

It just won& #39;t enforce it. https://popular.info/p/facebook-unmasked">https://popular.info/p/faceboo...

Facebook, unmasked

Facebook says it is "taking aggressive steps to stop misinformation and harmful content from spreading." Specifically, the company has pledged to "remove COVID-19 related misinformation that could...

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