Jul 11 Trump lashes out on Twitter ahead of social media gathering By Jill Colvin, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump has long complained, without evidence, that companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook are "against me."… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:25 News Wrap: Judge says DOJ can't change lawyers for census fight In our news wrap Tuesday, the Justice Department lost its bid to bring in new lawyers for the battle over adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. A federal judge in New York called the request “patently deficient.” Also,… Continue watching
Jul 09 Appeals court says Trump can't block critics on Twitter By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The federal appeals court said the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern. Continue reading
Jun 27 Twitter says Trump's future tweets might come with warning labels By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Starting Thursday, tweets that Twitter deems in the public interest, but which violate the service's rules, will be obscured by a warning explaining the violation. Continue reading
Jun 13 Twitter deletes accounts linked to foreign governments that use fake personas By Associated Press Twitter says it has deleted nearly 4,800 suspect accounts linked to Iran that the company says secretly pushed that government's agenda, as well as others linked to Russia, Venezuela and the Catalonia region of Spain. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 7:23 After edited Pelosi video, how should social media companies respond? A doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, slowed to make her appear to slur her words, continues to provoke controversy. While YouTube removed the video from its platform, both Facebook and Twitter left it up. The episode sparks questions… Continue watching
Apr 23 Trump meets with Twitter CEO after complaining about bias By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he had a "great meeting" Tuesday with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after bashing the company profusely earlier in the day. Continue reading
Apr 08 UK plan steps up global crackdown on social media By Danica Kirka, Associated Press As concerns mount globally over how to monitor internet material without stifling free speech, the British proposal reflects a push by some countries -- particularly in Europe but also Australia and New Zealand -- to give regulators more power. Continue reading
Mar 11 Why Elon Musk's tweets matter to the SEC By Gretchen Frazee Securities and Exchange Commission forbids company leaders from making “untrue” or “misleading” statements in connection with their stock. Continue reading
Feb 27 Florida Bar opens investigation into GOP congressman who taunted Cohen By Associated Press Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a House Republican who taunted former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen ahead of a congressional hearing, says he did not intend to threaten Cohen. Continue reading