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Facebook is a social networking service that has been gradually replacing traditional media channels since 2010. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Facebook has limited moderation of the content posted to its site. Because the site indiscriminately displays material publicly posted by users, Facebook can, in effect, threaten oppressive governments.
In August 2007 the code used to generate Facebook's home and search page as visitors browse the site was accidentally made public. [6] [7] A configuration problem on a Facebook server caused the PHP code to be displayed instead of the web page the code should have created, raising concerns about how secure private data on the site was.
Social networking sites vary in the levels of privacy offered. For some social networking sites like Facebook, providing real names and other personal information is encouraged by the site (onto a page known as a 'Profile'). This information usually consists of the birth date, current address, and telephone number(s).
Some websites that allow user-contributed content practice self-censorship by adopting policies on how the web site may be used and by banning or requiring pre-approval of editorial contributions from users that violate the site's policies. For example, a social media platform may restrict speech that it considers to be hate speech more broadly ...
Facebook has severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience during the Israel-Gaza war, according to BBC research. In a comprehensive analysis of Facebook data ...
On social networking sites like Facebook, users may be able to block users which prevents the user they have blocked from seeing things on their profile or contacting them. [9] Such blocking is often reciprocal, meaning the blocking user is also blocked from them as well. [ 10 ]
Both measures—in Tennessee, requiring proof of age to view adult content online, and in California, restricting social media features for minors—were set to take effect January 1.
Thirty African countries have restricted social media access since 2015, according to a new tracker.