May 17 Russia won't block Twitter, but partial slowdown to continue By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The announcement seemingly ends the most recent standoff between the Russian government and the platform that has played a role in amplifying dissent in Russia. Continue reading
May 05 Facebook board upholds Trump suspension but says it must review indefinite penalty By Associated Press While uploading the suspension, the board faulted Facebook for the way it made the decision. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Social media executives testify on how algorithms affect discourse By Joshua Barajas Democratic lawmakers have signaled that they wanted to address the structural issues embedded in these platforms that can boost misinformation and become hubs for extremism. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 8:07 Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms By Simon Ostrovsky In a Congressional hearing last week the heads of Facebook and Twitter said they're taking measures to slow the spread of hate speech and conspiracies on their sites in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection. But a crackdown on… Continue watching
Apr 02 Russia fines Twitter for not taking down calls to protest By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press A court in Moscow has fined Twitter 8.9 million rubles — about $117,000 — for not taking down calls encouraging minors to take part in unauthorized rallies. The ruling Friday is the latest development against the social media giant that… Continue reading
Mar 18 Incoming editor in chief parts ways with Teen Vogue over past tweets By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Alexi McCammond says she and Teen Vogue are parting ways over her past anti-Asian and homophobic tweets. The 27-year-old journalist apologized yet again for the tweets in a statement she posted Thursday on Twitter. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: U.S. to buy 100 million more Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses In our new wrap Wednesday, the federal government is buying another 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine, doubling its current order. Also, the federal budget deficit has hit an all-time high, Texas marked the end of… Continue watching
Mar 10 Russia slows down Twitter as part of social media clampdown By Associated Press The agency warned that if Twitter refuses to abide by Russian law, it could be blocked entirely, but it voiced hope the platform would “take a constructive stance” and comply with removing the banned content. Continue reading
Feb 10 Twitter suspends more accounts in India amid free speech debate By Associated Press None of the suspended accounts belonged to journalists, news organizations, activists or politicians, as doing so “would violate their fundamental right to free expression under Indian law,” Twitter said. Continue reading
Jan 22 Twitter bans account of Iran's top leader after Trump threat By Associated Press Twitter says it's permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran's supreme leader that seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump, calling the account "fake."… Continue reading