Oct 31 Watch 5:05 What Twitter’s decision to ban political ads means for other tech giants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent public defense of allowing political ads on his platform -- even those containing false claims -- drew substantial scrutiny. Now, the CEO of fellow social media giant Twitter says it will stop running political ads… Continue watching
Oct 30 Twitter bans all political advertisements By Rachel Lerman, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press "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… Continue reading
Oct 22 McConnell criticizes Trump’s tweet comparing impeachment inquiry to lynching By Associated Press In a Tweet Tuesday, President Trump essentially likened the horrors of a deadly and racist chapter in U.S. history to a process laid out in the Constitution. The Senate majority leader, speaking to reporters, said "that was an unfortunate choice… Continue reading
Sep 18 Trump promotes false video of Rep. Omar By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely accused Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of dancing and partying last week on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Continue reading
Sep 18 Facebook still auto-generates Islamic State and al-Qaida pages By Desmond Butler, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press On Wednesday, U.S. senators on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will be questioning representatives from social media companies. Continue reading
Aug 30 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked, sent antisemitic tweets By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The person tweeting from Dorsey's account on Friday sent tweets such as "Hitler is innocent" and, using a vulgarity, asked "bald skeleton head," referring to Dorsey, to unsuspend his account. Continue reading
Aug 19 Twitter shutters Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The social media platform said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 3:37 Trump’s tweets and conspiracies redefine what’s presidential As Democratic candidates and the lone Republican challenger to President Trump raced to event after event in Iowa, the president took to the internet to retweet conspiracy theories linking the Clintons to the death of Jeffrey Epstein. NewsHour Weekend Special… Continue watching
Jul 24 Is FaceApp a security risk? 3 privacy concerns you should take seriously By Nsikan Akpan We asked five experts with backgrounds in data security and tech law if FaceApp worries them. Their resounding answer was yes. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Trump goes after Rep. Ilhan Omar at rally, crowd chants ‘send her back’ By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump recently tweeted that four Democratic congresswomen of color should "go back" to their home countries — though three were born in the United States. Continue reading