Reuters exclusively reports Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms

Reuters exclusively reported that Facebook Inc will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups. Facebook is under wide-ranging scrutiny from global lawmakers and regulators over its content moderation practices and harms linked to its platforms, with internal documents leaked by a whistle-blowers forming the basis for a recent U.S. Senate hearing.