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
Jan 21 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Two suicide bombings kill at least 32 people in Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 32 people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in central Baghdad, new Labor Department numbers continue to highlight the pandemic’s economic toll, President Biden proposes a five-year extension of a longstanding… Continue watching
Jan 20 Biden, Harris share first tweets from official White House accounts By News Desk Joe Biden and Kamala Harris shared their first tweets on the official Twitter accounts for the president (@POTUS) and vice president (@VP) of the United States. While Donald Trump was a prolific tweeter, he typically posted from his… Continue reading