Twitter To Provide Misinformation Warnings Ahead Of Election
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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.
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
Twitter Cracks Down On Abuse Ahead Of Election Day
Measures include warning labels to hide misleading tweets from certain accounts.
| Scripps News Staff
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.
Twitter Flags President Trump's Tweet As 'Misleading'
The company said his claims about COVID-19 could potentially dissuade people from voting.
| Nathan Byrne
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
New York City Man Tweets About His Fight Against COVID-19
A former marathoner details his symptoms while fighting COVID-19.
| Ted Rowlands
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.
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
Twitter Met With Sharp Criticism After Suspending Venezuelan Accounts
The accounts belong to journalists, political leaders and military branches.
| LeeAnne Lowry
Twitter and Facebook Remove Hundreds of Fake Accounts
The fake accounts were linked to Saudi Arabia, Georgia and Vietnam and sought to spread misinformation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Co-Founder's Account Was Hacked
The social media company took a string of tweets down in less than an hour.
Twitter Says Trump's Racist Tweets Don't Violate Its Rules
A Twitter spokesperson said the tweets — which used racist language to criticize four Democratic congresswomen — don't violate its rules.
Ask The Experts: The Good And The Bad Of Silent Social Media Moderates
One researcher found politically moderate Twitter users acted differently than liberal or conservative users in 2016 — they disengaged.
| Cliff Judy
Deplatforming Helps Social Media Catch Up To Hate Speech
After years of mismanagement, social media companies are retroactively trying to get rid of hate speech. It's difficult, but it can be effective.
Twitter's Mulling A Way To Flag Offensive Content From Public Figures
An executive told The Washington Post that the platform wants to find a way to flag and add context to offensive tweets by public figures.
| Cristina Mutchler
Twitter, Facebook Removed Thousands Of Fake Accounts Ahead Of Midterms
The social media companies said Thursday that the accounts in question were linked to Russia, Iran and Venezuela.
| Cristina Mutchler
Not Many US Twitter Users Spread Fake News During The 2016 Election
A new study in the journal Science found less than one percent of Twitter users surveyed were responsible for spreading misinformation in 2016.
| Cristina Mutchler
