A group of USlawmakers said Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency and urged the social media platform to discontinue immediately a small pilot of its cryptocurrency wallet named Novi, which was launched on Tuesday.
A group of U.S. lawmakers said Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency and urged the social media platform to discontinue immediately a small pilot of its cryptocurrency wallet. | October 19, 2021
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Facebook Inc. today announced new tools that will make it simpler to get information out about COVID-19 vaccines and get people vaccinated as well as plans to continue combat misinformation about vaccines and the pandemic.
“Today we’re launching a global campaign to help bring 50 million people a step closer to getting COVID-19 vaccines,” said Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg.
The new tools include information about where and when to get COVID-19 vaccines, expanding the COVID Information Center to Instagram and working with health authorities to expand WhatsApp chatbots to help people register for vaccines.
To help people find vaccination sites, Facebook will provide maps of locations provided by VaccineFinder that will include hours of operation, contact info and links to make an appointment. To get this information, Facebook partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital in the U.S. to help people identify places near to them to get the vaccine.
Twitter Sanctions Trump Following Deadly Riot at U.S. Capitol
The president’s preferred social media outlet, Twitter, took action to block his posts following a deadly invasion of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters Jan. 6. by Sam Dean, Johana Bhuiyan and Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times / January 7, 2021 Shutterstock/rafapress
(TNS) The violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday took shape on social media.
Before they crossed police barricades, battered down doors and forced lawmakers to evacuate the House and Senate chambers in the midst of a vote to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, and before they attended an earlier rally led by President Donald Trump that falsely undermined the legitimacy of the election results, the men and women who wrought chaos in the U.S. capital planned for Wednesday’s event on websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pa