Zuckerberg Accuses Biden Administration of Censorship Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleges the Biden administration pressured his company to censor content about COVID-19 vaccine side effects, prompting Meta's subsequent shift to community-based fact-checking and a leadership change, all occurring amidst the transition to the Trump administration.
Zuckerberg Accuses Biden Administration of Censorship Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleges the Biden administration pressured his company to censor content about COVID-19 vaccine side effects, prompting Meta's subsequent shift to community-based fact-checking and a leadership change, all occurring amidst the transition to the Trump administration.
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36% Bias Score
Meta Scales Back DEI Initiatives Amid US Political Shift
Meta, Facebook's parent company, is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and ending US fact-checking, citing the changing US legal and political landscape; this follows similar actions by McDonald's, Walmart, and Ford, and contrasts with Apple's stance.
Meta Scales Back DEI Initiatives Amid US Political Shift
Meta, Facebook's parent company, is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and ending US fact-checking, citing the changing US legal and political landscape; this follows similar actions by McDonald's, Walmart, and Ford, and contrasts with Apple's stance.
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56% Bias Score
Meta Dismantles DEI Team Amidst US Political Shift
Meta Platforms Inc. eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team on January 10th, 2024, citing a changing US political and legal landscape and concerns that DEI initiatives had become controversial, following similar actions by other major corporations.
Meta Dismantles DEI Team Amidst US Political Shift
Meta Platforms Inc. eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team on January 10th, 2024, citing a changing US political and legal landscape and concerns that DEI initiatives had become controversial, following similar actions by other major corporations.
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64% Bias Score
Turkish CHP MPs Condemn Imprisonment of Journalists
CHP MPs met with journalists in Elazığ on January 12th to protest the imprisonment of journalists in Turkey, highlighting the government's suppression of press freedom and advocating for a free media.
Turkish CHP MPs Condemn Imprisonment of Journalists
CHP MPs met with journalists in Elazığ on January 12th to protest the imprisonment of journalists in Turkey, highlighting the government's suppression of press freedom and advocating for a free media.
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52% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking After Biden Administration Pressure
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the Biden administration pressured Meta employees to censor content related to COVID-19 vaccine side effects, leading Meta to end its fact-checking practices and lift speech restrictions across its platforms to "restore free expression.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking After Biden Administration Pressure
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the Biden administration pressured Meta employees to censor content related to COVID-19 vaccine side effects, leading Meta to end its fact-checking practices and lift speech restrictions across its platforms to "restore free expression.
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64% Bias Score
German Universities Abandon X Over Content Moderation Concerns
More than 60 German and Austrian universities and research institutes shut down their X accounts on January 10th, 2024, due to concerns about the platform's promotion of right-wing populism, lack of content moderation, and incompatibility with their core values.
German Universities Abandon X Over Content Moderation Concerns
More than 60 German and Austrian universities and research institutes shut down their X accounts on January 10th, 2024, due to concerns about the platform's promotion of right-wing populism, lack of content moderation, and incompatibility with their core values.
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48% Bias Score
Iranian Cleric Denies Involvement in Viral Airport Headdress Incident
A cleric at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, Reza Rostami, denies interacting with a woman who removed his headdress in a video that went viral; police initially reported a domestic dispute, but Rostami's statement introduces conflicting narratives.
Iranian Cleric Denies Involvement in Viral Airport Headdress Incident
A cleric at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, Reza Rostami, denies interacting with a woman who removed his headdress in a video that went viral; police initially reported a domestic dispute, but Rostami's statement introduces conflicting narratives.
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76% Bias Score
Biden Condemns Meta's End to US Fact-Checking
President Biden called Meta's decision to end its US fact-checking program "shameful," while Mark Zuckerberg accused the Biden administration of censorship, citing instances where Meta was pressured to remove content deemed truthful; international concern followed, with Brazil demanding an explanati...
Biden Condemns Meta's End to US Fact-Checking
President Biden called Meta's decision to end its US fact-checking program "shameful," while Mark Zuckerberg accused the Biden administration of censorship, citing instances where Meta was pressured to remove content deemed truthful; international concern followed, with Brazil demanding an explanati...
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48% Bias Score
Conflicting Responses to Russian Culture: Lithuania Reverses Ban While Ukraine Implements Strict Measures
Lithuania initially banned Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker in 2021 due to support for Ukraine, but this ban was overturned in late 2023; however, Ukraine is actively banning Russian culture due to a direct threat to its cultural and political existence by Russia's cultural imperialism.
Conflicting Responses to Russian Culture: Lithuania Reverses Ban While Ukraine Implements Strict Measures
Lithuania initially banned Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker in 2021 due to support for Ukraine, but this ban was overturned in late 2023; however, Ukraine is actively banning Russian culture due to a direct threat to its cultural and political existence by Russia's cultural imperialism.
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36% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program Amidst IFCN Criticism
Meta is ending its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, a move criticized by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) as potentially harmful in countries vulnerable to misinformation, while Meta claims the program led to censorship.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program Amidst IFCN Criticism
Meta is ending its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, a move criticized by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) as potentially harmful in countries vulnerable to misinformation, while Meta claims the program led to censorship.
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64% Bias Score
Charlie Hebdo at 10: Censorship through Fear
Ten years after the Charlie Hebdo massacre, a recent poll shows continued French support for freedom of expression, but this support weakens when cartoons depict Islam or its Prophet; the newspaper's staff now works in a guarded bunker, highlighting the ongoing threat.
Charlie Hebdo at 10: Censorship through Fear
Ten years after the Charlie Hebdo massacre, a recent poll shows continued French support for freedom of expression, but this support weakens when cartoons depict Islam or its Prophet; the newspaper's staff now works in a guarded bunker, highlighting the ongoing threat.
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Organizations Call for Social Media Ban, Government Refuses
Five Dutch organizations want the government to ban Instagram, Facebook, and X due to concerns about the platforms' impact on the rule of law and freedom, citing Meta's decision to stop working with fact-checkers in the US as a key factor; however, the Dutch government will not ban them.
Dutch Organizations Call for Social Media Ban, Government Refuses
Five Dutch organizations want the government to ban Instagram, Facebook, and X due to concerns about the platforms' impact on the rule of law and freedom, citing Meta's decision to stop working with fact-checkers in the US as a key factor; however, the Dutch government will not ban them.
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48% Bias Score