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Merkel says big internet firms 'distort perception': Chancellor demands Facebook and Google make their algorithms public
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 28.10.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, Google, marketing, politics, privacy
Summary | Merkel wants Facebook and Google to be more transparent and reveal the algorithms that select stories people see. She claimed that those algorithms distort our perception of reality. Internet giants don't agree with that; they said that viewers have access to a wide range of opinions.
Image Description | Photograph of Angela Merket speaking at a conference, photograph of the Facebook logo with the reaction buttons, and Twitter logo.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), logo, Twitter
Facebook blocks Russia Today from posting until day after Trump's inauguration
Date | 20.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, politics
Summary | Facebooked has revoked posting rights of multimedia content for the Facebook page of Russian news publication Russia Today. They had reposted a video from elsewhere and thereby committed a copyright violation. Russia Today reacted furiously because this block keeps them from covering Donald Trump's inauguration.
Image Description | Russia Today Twitter and Facebook posts.
Image Tags | Facebook, Twitter
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