What the January 6th Committee can teach about holding tech accountable
The editor of Tech Policy Press speaks about the Committee's conclusions and how Brazil can advance in investigating the role of social media
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Brazilian government evaluates foundations for social media regulation
Multiple cabinet ministries should be in charge of different aspects of social media regulation. But the president's press office will shoulder most of the responsibility
Núcleo wins top innovation prize in data journalism award
Winning project was BotPonto, a bot that monitors YouTube and was supported by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
With zero-rating, Meta prevented open internet from emerging around the world, says Frances Haugen
In an interview with Núcleo, Haugen said that, in order to curb the emergence of competitors, Meta has stifled free and open internet in several countries
Social Media Monitoring still challenges authorities, former FB director says
For Katie Harbath, former Public Policy Director at Facebook, platforms lack transparency about actions regarding the elections
Child sexual exploitation groups persist on Facebook
Company says fighting child pornography is a priority, but public groups in Portuguese can be easily found on the platform
#FacebookPapers: Social network tolerates extremist group even after employee warnings
Known for spreading misinformation, the Ordem Dourada do Brasil network has an interventionist and pro-weaponization stance
#FacebookPapers: racial justice was not a concern at Facebook, according to employees
Internal dialogues show that, up until last year, the network did not have effective policies to make progress on racial issues due to lack of data on Black users
On Facebook, very few users account for the bulk of engagement - and this is a problem
#FacebookPapers show that researchers have, for years, brought the issue to the platform's attention