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The price of free speech - and censorship

America was built on the premise of free speech, but today's news is filled with examples of limiting people's expression – from prohibitions against misinformation, to book bans and state laws restricting how teachers can discuss such topics as racial injustice, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Correspondent David Pogue talks with writers and academics about free speech and a corresponding climate of self-censorship; and with a New Hampshire history teacher who says, "The ghost of Senator McCarthy is alive and well in some of our state house hallways."

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Facebook's role ahead of January 6 attack

A new investigation by ProPublica and the Washington Post reveals how Facebook dissolved a "political moderation task force" in the weeks leading up to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The previously unreported task force was created in an effort to police the increasingly "toxic" political groups on the social network. Craig Silverman, a national reporter for ProPublica and co-author of the report, joins "Red and Blue" with more on the findings.

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Court upholds Meghan Markle win over tabloid

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has taken down more than 600 accounts, pages and groups connected to a Chinese operation spreading COVID-19 disinformation. Meanwhile, a British court dismissed an appeal by a tabloid paper against a ruling that it had breached the privacy of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex by printing parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father. Ian Lee reports from London on these and other stories from around the world.

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Details of leaked "Facebook Papers"

Thousands of pages of internal Facebook documents shared with journalists around the world are shedding light on the platform's approach to misinformation, hate speech and research on algorithms on users' news feeds. CBS News' Laurie Segall reports on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's response. Then, CBS News' technology and politics reporter Musadiq Bidar joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to explain the details of these documents and how Facebook's algorithms work.

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Ex-executive: Leaked files show Facebook's harm

We're getting an inside look at more of the massive trove of leaked documents from embattled tech giant Facebook. CBS News, along with a consortium of other new outlets, reviewed thousands of pages of internal research, employee comments and presentations. They suggest the company was aware its platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — can fuel hate, polarization, conspiracy theories and misinformation but at times did little to stop it. Laurie Segall reports.

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