Politics Feb 14 Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren't ads Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people.
Nation Feb 04 Twitter to label altered media and remove if it may cause harm Twitter will begin to label and in some cases remove doctored or manipulated photos, audio and videos that are designed to mislead people.
Politics Jan 31 Online political ads remain cheap, efficient and ripe for misuse Online political ads are still vulnerable to manipulation in this year's U.S. election. That's according to experts who warn that foreign governments and domestic grifters could try to influence the election again this year, just as they did in 2016.
World Jan 30 U.S. House subcommittee investigates sex offenders' use of dating apps A U.S. House subcommittee is investigating popular dating services such as Tinder and Bumble for allegedly allowing minors and sex offenders to use their services. In separate letters Thursday to the companies, the subcommittee is seeking information on users' ages,…
Politics Jan 09 Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting Instead, it is announcing much more limited “transparency features” that aim to give users slightly more control over how many political ads they see.
Politics Nov 15 Twitter details political ad ban, admits it's imperfect Twitter’s new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content. But the company quickly acknowledged Friday that it expects to make mistakes as individuals and groups look for loopholes.
Nation Oct 30 Twitter bans all political advertisements "While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Wednesday in…
Economy Oct 25 Facebook launches a news section and plans to pay publishers The "News Tab," a new section in the Facebook mobile app will display headlines — and nothing else — from the national and local news organizations.
Politics Oct 21 Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020 The efforts outlined Monday include a special security tool for elected officials and candidates that monitors their accounts for hacking attempts such as login attempts from unusual locations or unverified devices.
Nation Sep 18 Facebook still auto-generates Islamic State and al-Qaida pages On Wednesday, U.S. senators on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will be questioning representatives from social media companies.