Mar 11 Russia blocks Instagram, extending national crackdown on social media By Associated Press The regulator said Friday it’s tightening access to Instagram because the platform is spreading “calls to commit violent acts against Russian citizens, including military personnel.”… Continue reading
Mar 01 Twitter suspends U.S. Senate candidate for hateful conduct By Associated Press U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct. Continue reading
Jan 05 Iowa man and Minnesota son plead guilty in Capitol riot case By David Pitt, Associated Press An Iowa man and his Minnesota son have pleaded guilty to a charge of civil disorder related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, admitting that they entered the building through a broken window and pushed through a police line… Continue reading
Dec 17 Schools respond to emergency threats on TikTok By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Vickie Cartwright, the interim superintendent of schools in Broward County, Florida, one of the nation’s largest school districts, said the U.S. government should take action if TikTok won’t get rid of dangerous posts that hurt American schools. Continue reading
Nov 25 EU to limit political ads, ban use of certain personal info By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union has drawn up plans to help people better understand when they are seeing political ads online and who is responsible for them. Continue reading
Nov 05 Millions depend on private messaging apps to keep in touch. They're ripe with misinformation By Saher Khan, Vignesh Ramachandran And while social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have come under intense scrutiny for hosting misinformation, private messaging services like Telegram, South Korea’s Kakao, the China-based WeChat and the largest--WhatsApp--have been more difficult to monitor because they host private,… Continue reading
Oct 28 WATCH: How social media platforms impact kid and teen mental health By Nicole Ellis What responsibility are the companies taking to remedy these concerns and what do parents and caregivers need to know about how the use of these platforms may impact young children and teens?… Continue reading
Oct 28 Facebook grilled by U.K. lawmakers making online safety rules By Associated Press Lawmakers pressed Facebook to provide its data to independent researchers who can look at how its products could be harmful. Facebook has said it has privacy concerns about how such data would be shared. Continue reading
Oct 28 WATCH: Experts testify about domestic extremism on social media in Senate hearing By News Desk The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is expected to hold a hearing Thursday about how social media platforms amplify domestic extremist content. Continue reading
Oct 27 Facebook watched as Trump ignited hate, leaked documents say By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Internal Facebook documents reveal a country lit “on fire” in the days after controversial social media posts from then-President Donald Trump last year. Continue reading