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The City of Mount Pleasant issued a response to a city employee’s Facebook post. The post shows a blue lives matter police support flag with a Nazi swastika under the blue stripe. The city says it does not support the post from Vice Mayor Amy Perschbacher. They said that the post was an expression as a private citizen, not as a member of the Mt. Pleasant City Commission. The City of Mt. Pleasant does not support the recent Facebook post from Amy Perschbacher, Vice Mayor, to her personal… Posted by City of Mt. Pleasant, MI on Monday, January 18, 2021

When asked to say “Black Lives Matter,” Shull responded “all lives matter”The Muslim Educational Trust and a collection of faith community members came together Monday to offer a chance for Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull to apologize for offensive and racist remarks he made on Facebook in recent years.Shull, who was sworn into office last week, has been under significant pressure to resign after the Clackamas Review first reported on a series of comments he posted to Facebook in 2019 and 2020. Those comments attacked Muslims, immigrants, the Black Lives Matter movement and people who are transgender.The full Clackamas County Board of Commissioners — including Shull himself — voted in favor of a resolution Thursday calling for his resignation, though Shull has resisted that step.In a statement ahead of Monday’s press conference, Muslim Educational Trust President Wajdi Said stated that removing Shull would be an “easy” action.“Even harder is making community with all those neighbors loving and believing in the man you and I don’t want around anymore,” Said wrote.Shull said he appeared at the press conference on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to request “forgiveness and understanding from the Muslim community for my words that caused hurt.”Shull explained…

Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesWhatsApp has delayed a privacy policy update that caused confusion and backlash among users over fears it could mean broader data sharing with the messaging app's owner Facebook."We've heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. There's been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts," WhatsApp said in a blog post over the weekend.The updates related specifically to features that allow users to message and interact with businesses on WhatsApp. Last year, Facebook announced that businesses using WhatsApp could store and manage their chats with customers using Facebook's "secure hosting infrastructure."As part of this, a business can see the contents of the message between it and a user and may use that information for its own marketing purposes, which could include advertising on Facebook.WhatsApp was set to start prompting users on Feb. 8 to accept updated terms in order to continue using the app. But Facebook said that it is now pushing the date back for people to review and accept the terms. No one will have their account suspended or deleted on Feb. 8, Facebook added.…

Company changing policies to try and help curb potential violence Matt Rourke/AP In this May 16, 2012 photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook's stock has fallen below $30 for the first time. That's down 20 percent since its stock began trading publicly on May 18, following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Posted at 9:56 PM, Jan 17, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-17 21:56:54-05 BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — Facebook is monitoring for signs of impending violence and instituting new policies ahead of Inauguration Day.The company says repeat offenders won't be able to stream live video through Wednesday.They also won't be able to create groups, events, or pages.The social media platform is also banning new events tied to any state capital protests.Instagram and Facebook have already have take down content that contains the phrase, "stop the steal." Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Headlines Newsletter and receive up to date information.

Letter, 1/17: Facebook, Google suit a mistake As a small business owner who has survived the economic disruption of the pandemic with the assistance of free access to online services, I cannot think of a worse time for Attorney General Doug Peterson to attack technology companies. Doing so wastes taxpayer money and threatens the digital safety net that has been vital to the survival of small business during this unprecedented pandemic.There are many reasons to be concerned about the information collected by technology companies, which Peterson cites as the main motivation for his lawsuit. But attacking Google or forcing the breakup of one of the most successful American companies will not address that issue.What is conveniently overlooked is the level of innovation and free cost that has made Google the go-to choice for many businesses in a crowded field of competitors.It is easy to assume “big is bad” and throw stones at the most successful companies. However, small businesses who rely on free, reliable and efficient tech services to make their bottom line will pay the ultimate price for these lawsuits, at a time when they can least afford it. Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson

While internet surfers are aware of the concept of targeted advertisement, not many know the extent to which brands collect the data of online visitors.  ReutersA new report now attempts to do that and as per its findings, Facebook unsurprisingly ranks as the top data garner in the world. As per the data shared by a Clario report, Facebook procures 70.59% of all the data a business can legally collect about you. Facebook-owned Instagram comes next, collecting 58.82% of all available data. As per the report, this data includes regular data like name, location, email address and date of birth, as well as other information like “your hobbies, height, weight and sexual orientation.” Being a social media network, Facebook asks for this information for recommending friends to you, marking events, suggesting groups and pages to follow and of course, for directing advertisements to you. Facebook Tracks Most Of Your Data; Pornhub Asks For Least Private Data: ReportAdvertisements are the main source of revenue for Facebook, which clocked around $16.6 billion from sales revenue in 2018. As social media platforms continue to collect more data than others, this revenue is only expected to skyrocket in the coming years. The practice, however,…

(CNN) - Facebook says it’s monitoring for signs of impending violence and instituting new policies ahead of inauguration day.The company says repeat offenders won’t be able to stream live video through Wednesday. They also won’t be able to create groups, events, or pages.In a statement Friday, Facebook also says it’s banning new events tied to the U.S. or state capitols. It’s reviewing existing inauguration events and removing those that violate its policies.Instagram and Facebook already have taken down content that contains the phrase “Stop the Steal.”Copyright 2021 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., assigned partial blame to Facebook for last week's riots and indicated Friday that Congress' response should focus on holding Big Tech accountable rather than ramping up domestic surveillance."He is part of this problem," Ocasio-Cortez said, referring to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. "And Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook bear partial responsibility for Wednesday's events, period."Ocasio-Cortez, who spoke during a video town hall meeting, went on to argue that Facebook was "trying to do as much damage control as possible, but they knew. Not only did they know but they allowed it."Facebook did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment. Earlier this week, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg suggested that other platforms were to blame.FACEBOOK CRITICIZED BY DEMS, LIBERAL WATCHDOG FOR SKIRTING CAPITOL RIOT BLAME"Our enforcement’s never perfect, so I’m sure there were still things on Facebook -- I think these events were largely organized on platforms that don’t have our abilities to stop hate, and don’t have our standards and don’t have our transparency," she said during an interview broadcast by Reuters.However, technology experts have said that a growing amount of evidence indicates at least some of the planning for the riots took place on Facebook.Ocasio-Cortez's criticism came in response to a question about…

by: Kimber Collins Posted: Jan 14, 2021 / 09:06 PM CST / Updated: Jan 14, 2021 / 10:07 PM CST MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — With Mardi Gras practically off the table, many Mobilians are still planning to honor the season by decorating their yards and homes. This is being called ‘Yardi Gras’. Now there is false information spreading on social media about there being a fee to participate. The picture below is the Facebook page called ‘Official Mobile Al.’ It’s fake. In a post, it claims you’ll have to pay the city a $200 permit fee. This claims to be compensation for the fees lost due to the cancellation of parades and balls in the city. It even mentions City Councilman Fred Richardson by name and gives a 1-800 number to call. We asked the city about it, the city spokesperson says this is not true. Here’s one way to tell this page is not from the city of mobile. If you notice the logo at the top. It’s the official City of Mobile logo upside down. This is what the real logo looks like. Neither Facebook page has verified checks by it. But the real city page was created…

All Home Connections looked at statewide trends to see people's most Googled question in 2020.January 14, 2021 at 9:55 pm By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People are looking for answers and change in 2021. All Home Connections found out what exactly those changes and answers are. The company looked at statewide trends to see people’s most Googled question in 2020. (Photo Credit: All Home Connections) It turns out, Pennsylvanians can’t stop asking “Should I delete Facebook?” The most popular question nationwide was “Should I quarantine?”