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Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content
Read full article: Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful contentSeven families are suing TikTok in France, accusing the platform of failing to moderate harmful content and exposing children to life-threatening material.
Seller of vaccine disinformation has YouTube channel removed
Read full article: Seller of vaccine disinformation has YouTube channel removedA major seller of disinformation about Covid-19 and its vaccines online has had one of its channels removed from YouTube, days after an investigation by The Associated Press detailed how they work with other spreaders of false information to make money.
Facebook bans big ‘Stop the Steal’ group for sowing violence
Read full article: Facebook bans big ‘Stop the Steal’ group for sowing violenceOAKLAND, Calif. – Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called “Stop the Steal” that supporters of President Donald Trump were using to organize protests against the presidential vote count. Inside the groups, members and organizers tried to ensure they would get around Facebook's moderators and “trolls” who might report or mock them. “In line with the exceptional measures that we are taking during this period of heightened tension, we have removed the Group ‘Stop the Steal,’ which was creating real-world events," Facebook said in a statement. "The group was organized around the delegitimization of the election process, and we saw worrying calls for violence from some members of the group." As of Thursday afternoon, a copycat “Stop the Steal” group was growing steadily, nearing 13,000 members, and others were easily searchable on Facebook.