Meta’s decision to reduce content controls amplifies the most damaging effects of its platforms, as users are left without ...

With anti-social elements increasingly using social media platforms for hate speech, spreading rumours, fake news, malicious ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, dropped some LGBTQ protections from its hate speech rules Tuesday amid a ...

The social media company not only plans to move on from independent fact-checkers, but also intends to loosen its rules ...

The social media giant will now allow users to question the mental health of LGBTQ people and compare minorities to diseases.

Meta’s content moderation overhaul is likely to expose creators to more unjust punishment, over-censorship and potentially ...

Meta's announcement that it would scrap its fact-checking system was hailed by some, but it also prompted fears that it will ...

Hate speech is not a new phenomenon; the spread of hate propaganda has often been the prelude to physical violence in ...

In a separate but related development flagged by the publication 404 Media, Meta deleted the “trans” and “nonbinary” themes ...

Activists say debates over content moderation devolve into partisan food fights instead of challenging tech titans.

Meta has relaxed its rules on hate speech, allowing harmful stereotypes and permitting derogatory remarks about sexual ...