Nation Jun 28 Facebook and Instagram remove posts offering abortion pills to women facing lack of access Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure.
Politics Jun 10 White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media White nationalists and supremacists are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms like Instagram, Telegram and TikTok.
Politics May 04 WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies amid criticisms of new disinformation board A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism.
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.