Facebook: Officially ground for electoral campaign

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Facebook announced it is allowing politicians say the kind of stuff that normal users can’t – just in time for the heated 2020 presidential race. Facebook will now view all speech from politicians as “newsworthy content” meaning it will be exempt from the platform’s community standards. In addition, Facebook reiterated its existing policy that exempts politicians’ speech from its fact-checking program. The company notes that it has had a newsworthiness exemption since 2016, which allowed statements and shared posts that broke Facebook guidelines if the public interest outweighed the risk of harm. However, from today going forward, content from politicians will be seen as newsworthy as a “general rule.” So while Facebook will allow a politician’s paid ads to run without scrutiny from fact-checkers, the ads still have to abide by the company’s community standards.


Pinterest: Dark mode launched

Pinterest has this week officially announced the launch of its new 'dark mode' option in both the iOS and Android versions of its app. Pinterest says that 'dark mode' is regularly one of the most requested features, and it's looking to cater to that demand by adding the option "which can be easier on the eyes, better for nighttime browsing and in some cases, helpful with battery life". Pinterest actually added 'night mode' to its web app in July last year, but up till now, it hasn't been an option within the mobile app.

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