Facebook begins 'human review' of potentially sensitive ads
Facebook says it will begin manually reviewing advertisements that target certain groups and address politics, religion, ethnicity and social issues.The company has informed some advertisers about the new "human review" requirement, warning them that it might cause delays before their ads can appear on the social media platform.Facebook has had to apologize amid recent revelations of rampant abuse of its automated advertising process to broadcast false news or promote divisive and hateful messages, such as ads aimed at people who've expressed anti-Semitic views.
NFL, Facebook enter 2-year joint venture for video, content
NEW YORK — The NFL and Facebook have announced a two-year deal to deliver official NFL video and other content to fans.The league says in a statement Tuesday it will publish NFL Game Recaps and official highlights from all regular-season games starting this week, along with the playoffs and Super Bowl.NFL Media will distribute content from its production arm, NFL Films, on Facebook's Watch platform.
Facebook, Google matching donations to Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund
HOUSTON, Texas -- Facebook and Google are matching donations to people affected by Hurricane Harvey, the tech giants announced on Tuesday, August 29th.Facebook says it will match every dollar raised through its platform, up to $1 million, for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy's Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund.The money will support local recovery and rebuilding efforts.
College football on Facebook: Site to stream 15 games in '17
Facebook has struck a deal for exclusive rights to live stream 15 college football games this season, beginning next week.The agreement with Stadium, a digital sports network, gives Facebook the rights to six Mountain West games and nine Conference USA games.
Facebook working on way to charge for reading news articles
NEW YORK — Facebook is working on a way for news organizations to charge readers for articles they share and read on the social network.Facebook's head of news partnerships, Campbell Brown, says the current plan is to require payments after reading 10 articles from a publisher through Facebook.
That 'Jayden K. Smith' Facebook 'hacker' message is the latest social media hoax
A message spreading like wildfire on Facebook is warning users to avoid accepting a friend request from Jayden K.
Bride finds missing wedding dress through Facebook
DOVER, Ohio — A bride who lost her wedding dress while traveling through Ohio has found it, thanks to social media.WJW-TV reports Jennifer Contini and fiance Steven Cunningham were driving from Southampton, New York, to Dover, Ohio, when they lost the dress.Contini says they stopped during the trip, and she thinks she left the dress on top of the car as they drove away.Contini posted a message about the dress on Facebook, and the post went viral.She says a friend of a friend saw the dress hanging on a fence at the end of a driveway.
Single mother could face jail time for selling her ceviche on Facebook
STOCKTON, California -- A single mother is facing trial and potential jail time after she joined a community food group on Facebook and sold some of the meals she cooked -- something San Joaquin County officials say is against the law.According to KTXL, Mariza Reulas was cited by San Joaquin County for selling an illegal substance, but it wasn't a powder, a pill or a plant.
Facebook to stream MLB game each Friday starting this week
NEW YORK — Baseball fans can like their team's games with a click starting Friday.Major League Baseball announced Facebook will carry a live game nationally each Friday starting with Colorado at Cincinnati this week.
4 Madison schools block social media apps in pilot program
MADISON — Four public schools in Madison are preventing student access to some popular social media apps during the school day to test whether grades, student behavior and school safety improve with fewer online distractions.The Wisconsin State Journal reports the pilot program shuts down free Wi-Fi access to apps, including Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and 30 others.
Facebook to hire 3,000 to review videos of crime and suicide
Facebook is planning to hire thousands of people to help review user content following multiple high-profile incidents of people sharing videos of suicide and murder.Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO and cofounder, said Wednesday the company will add 3,000 people to its global community operations team to help "review the millions of reports we get every week." That is in addition to the 4,500 people already on the team."Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -- either live or in video posted later," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post. "It's heartbreaking, and I've been reflecting on how we can do better for our community."The announcement comes weeks after Facebook faced an outcry over a Cleveland murder video that stayed up for hours on the social network before getting removed.
Facebook's founder pays a visit to State Street Brats and loves the cheese curds
MADISON -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg paid Madison a visit on Sunday, April 30th.
"Doesn't feel good:" Bullies target Ohio man with rare disorder on Facebook
AKRON, Ohio -- An Ohio man with a rare disorder said he’s been the target of cyberbullying for months because of the way he looks.
"This is really a scam:" Fake Facebook friends attempting to take users' money
MILWAUKEE — In just the last 30 days, 1.86 billion people have logged onto Facebook.
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up the case of a North Carolina man who beat a traffic ticket and posted about his victory on Facebook, a place he was forbidden to be.The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday as 36-year-old Lester Packingham Jr.