Nation Apr 26 Turning Twitter into a ‘free speech’ haven might not be as easy as Elon Musk thinks Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion, intending to turn it into a haven for free speech. But the social platform has been down this road before, and it didn't end well last…
World Apr 06 Amid horror in Bucha, Russia relies on propaganda and disinformation As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax.
Politics Mar 01 Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing big tech companies to decide how to handle Russian state media that spread propaganda and misinformation.
World Feb 11 U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border…
World Oct 27 Facebook watched as Trump ignited hate, leaked documents say Internal Facebook documents reveal a country lit “on fire” in the days after controversial social media posts from then-President Donald Trump last year.
Nation Oct 26 Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users Despite evidence that it worked, Facebook took a full month to implement the changes at a pivotal time in the global vaccine rollout.
Nation Oct 08 Americans agree misinformation is a problem, poll shows Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think individual users, along with social media companies, bear a good deal of blame for the situation.
Health Sep 29 YouTube bans false vaccine claims The ban on vaccine misinformation comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public.
World Feb 04 Fake accounts gain traction as they praise China, mock U.S. A pro-China network of fake and imposter accounts found a global audience on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to mock the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the deadly riot in Washington that left five dead, new research…
Health Dec 17 Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts With the U.S., England and Canada now administering vaccines to millions of people, many falsehoods are seeing a resurgence online. Experts fear this could contribute to hesitancy over taking the vaccine.