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Don’t Buy a Mask or Vaccine ‘Exemption Card’ From Facebook

They’re bogus, for starters

Mar 10, 2021

Torn medical mask.

Mar 10, 2021

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Anti-Vax Groups Still Thrive on Facebook, Despite Content Ban

Tens of thousands of Facebook users participate in groups that spread misinfo about vaccines — some with an odd religious bent

Mar 9, 2021

Anti-Vax Groups Still Thrive on Facebook, Despite Content Ban

Mar 9, 2021

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Far-Right Platform Gab Hit With a Massive Hack

Data belonging to Alex Jones, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green, and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell may be included

Mar 1, 2021

Far-Right Platform Gab Hit With a Massive Hack

Mar 1, 2021

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‘People in My Group Are So White’: Facebook Vaccine Hunter Groups Underscore Inequity of Rollout

‘Vaccine hunters are the result of short supply, disorganization, inadequate sign-up systems, dire circumstances, and crowded hospitals’

Feb 23, 2021

‘People in My Group Are So White’: Facebook Vaccine Hunter Groups Underscore Inequity of Rollout

Feb 23, 2021

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Facebook Vaccine Information Groups Find Themselves in Moderation Gray Area

‘I’m concerned that Facebook could misinterpret what we’re about’

Feb 11, 2021

Facebook Vaccine Information Groups Find Themselves in Moderation Gray Area

Feb 11, 2021

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Facebook Is Finally Targeting Anti-Vax Pages and Groups

The changes come months after the start of the vaccine rollout in the U.S.

Feb 9, 2021

Feb 9, 2021

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After Backlash, MeWe Says Users Are ‘Free to Discuss’ Stop the Steal

The company’s CEO says MeWe does not enforce ‘political litmus tests’ or target political affiliations

Feb 3, 2021

After Backlash, MeWe Says Users Are ‘Free to Discuss’ Stop the Steal

Feb 3, 2021

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Parler Is Just a Symptom of a Much Bigger Problem

Congress asked the FBI to investigate the app’s role in promoting “civil unrest” in the U.S. — but the entire social media ecosystem…

Jan 21, 2021

Parler Is Just a Symptom of a Much Bigger Problem

Jan 21, 2021

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MeWe Sold Itself on Privacy. Then the Radical Right Arrived.

'Have you tried to moderate 15 million people?’ MeWe founder Mark Weinstein told OneZero

Jan 14, 2021

A photo illustration of the home page of the social media application MeWe displayed on the screen of an iPhone.

Jan 14, 2021

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Some Parler Users Don’t Believe They’ve Been Hacked — They’re Blaming Amazon Instead

‘Guaranteed not a hack’

Jan 11, 2021

Some Parler Users Don’t Believe They’ve Been Hacked — They’re Blaming Amazon Instead

Jan 11, 2021

Sarah Emerson

Sarah Emerson

Staff writer at OneZero covering social platforms, internet communities, and the spread of misinformation online. Previously: VICE

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