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Elon Musk Joins Twitter Board After Amassing Large Stake In Company

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is now the social media platform's largest shareholder after purchasing 73.5 million shares worth about $3 billion.

 | AP

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Twitter Temporarily Suspends Rep. Greene's Account

The site said Rep. Greene committed "multiple violations" of its new civic integrity policy, put in place after the Capitol insurrection.

 | Scripps News Staff

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Twitter To Censor 'Misleading' Tweets About Vaccines

The company says it will rely on a combination of technology and human review to enforce the policy.

 | Scripps News Staff

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends hearing virtually

Senate Scrutinizes Facebook, Twitter's Handling Of Election Content

The nearly five-hour hearing touched on the platforms' handling of the Hunter Biden New York Post story, labels on Pres. Trump's posts and more.

 | Tyler Adkisson

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President Trump To Lose Twitter Protections After Leaving White House

President Trump will lose protections afforded world leaders by Twitter that give them leeway to post potentially false or harmful statements.

 | Tyler Adkisson

President Donald Trump

Twitter Stops Labeling President Trump's Election Tweets

Twitter says it is ending its practice of labeling misleading or disputed tweets about the election, including those sent by President Trump.

 | Antoinette Miller

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Twitter To Provide Misinformation Warnings Ahead Of Election

Notifications will be posted at the top of your timeline, pointing you to trusted information.

 | Briana Koeneman

Sen. Lindsey Graham, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business meeting

Senate Republicans Subpoena Facebook, Twitter Over Content Moderation

Social media's attempt to stop false information around a New York Post story on Joe Biden and his son has left them open to censorship allegations.

 | Tyler Adkisson

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Twitter Removes Fake Accounts Posing As Black Pres. Trump Supporters

A Clemson University researcher says some of the accounts linked back to Eastern Europe or Turkey and found a few traces of the Russian alphabet.

 | Johannah Grenaway

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Twitter Cracks Down On Abuse Ahead Of Election Day

Measures include warning labels to hide misleading tweets from certain accounts.

 | Scripps News Staff

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Pres. Trump's COVID Diagnosis Tweet Is Now His Most Shared, Liked Ever

Trump’s post performed well on Twitter, but on Facebook, the equivalent post was only Trump’s 25th most interacted-with of the past year.

 | Tyler Adkisson

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Twitter Flags President Trump's Tweet As 'Misleading'

The company said his claims about COVID-19 could potentially dissuade people from voting.

 | Nathan Byrne

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House.

Trump Administration Moves To Tighten Social Media Regulations

The Trump Administration asked the FCC to intervene after Twitter put warning labels on two of his tweets for being misleading.

 | Caitlin Baldwin

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

Twitter Flags Florida Congressman's Tweet For "Glorifying Violence"

Twitter said Rep. Matt Gaetz's tweet "Can we hunt them down?" about Antifa "glorifies violence."

 | Antoinette Miller

A protester is arrested

China, Russia Accused Of Using Protests To Sow Discord On Social Media

Experts say China's use of Facebook and Twitter to spread protest messages is intentional, since those platforms are banned for most Chinese citizens.

 | Tyler Adkisson

President Donald Trump

Twitter Flags President Trump's Tweet For Glorifying Violence

Trump has a long history of breaking Twitter's rules on threatening or glorifying violence, but this is the first time he's been reprimanded for it.

 | Tyler Adkisson

President Donald Trump answers questions in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 26, 2020.

Trump Lashes Out After Twitter Applies Warning Label To His Tweets

The social media company flagged the president's unsubstantiated claims on fraud with mail-in voting.

 | Tyler Adkisson

President Donald Trump

Twitter Adds First Fact-Check Label To President Trump's Tweets

The president tweeted that mail-in voting is "substantially fraudulent" and suggested the 2020 election will be rigged.

 | Johannah Grenaway

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Twitter To Label All Misleading Or Disputed Tweets About COVID-19

Twitter will base warnings and even removal of tweets on three categories: Misleading information, disputed claims and unverified claims.

 | Antoinette Miller

David Lat receives oxygen

New York City Man Tweets About His Fight Against COVID-19

A former marathoner details his symptoms while fighting COVID-19.

 | Ted Rowlands

Joe Biden

Twitter Applies 'Manipulated Media' Tag To Video Of Joe Biden

This was the first tag of its kind on Twitter, but it's not clear how effective it was; the video had at least 5 million views before being tagged.

 | Tyler Adkisson

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Twitter Considering New Methods To Curb Misinformation

​A Twitter spokesperson told NBC News the company is considering various ways "to address misinformation and provide more context for tweets."

 | Ahmed Jawadi

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Twitter Met With Sharp Criticism After Suspending Venezuelan Accounts

The accounts belong to journalists, political leaders and military branches.

 | LeeAnne Lowry

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Twitter and Facebook Remove Hundreds of Fake Accounts

The fake accounts were linked to Saudi Arabia, Georgia and Vietnam and sought to spread misinformation.

 | Meg Hilling

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Twitter Political Ad Ban Goes Into Effect

Twitter's decision to ban political ads comes as other platforms try to figure out how they should handle ads that spread misleading information.

 | Meg Hilling

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Social Media Giants Detail Disinformation Plans At VA Hearing

Veterans and their likeness are often implicated in social media disinformation campaigns. Experts say without action, this problem could grow bigger.

 | Tyler Adkisson

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Twitter's New Political Ad Rule May Not Put Pressure On Competitors

Getting out of political ads doesn't lose Twitter much revenue, and it doesn't have to deal with the public scrutiny over lies or fact-checking.

 | Tyler Adkisson

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Twitter To Ban All Political Advertisements

Twitter's decision to ban political ads comes as social media platforms come under inquiry about how they handle ads that spread misleading info.

 | Meg Hilling

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Twitter Says Some Personal Info May Have Been Misused For Ad Targeting

Twitter says some users' email addresses and phone numbers "may have inadvertently been used" for targeted advertising.

 | Caitlin Baldwin

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

Twitter Co-Founder's Account Was Hacked

The social media company took a string of tweets down in less than an hour.

 | Stephanie Sandoval