
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.
The social media companies said Thursday that the accounts in question were linked to Russia, Iran and Venezuela.
A new study in the journal Science found less than one percent of Twitter users surveyed were responsible for spreading misinformation in 2016.
The social media company will now display a notice when a tweet has been removed for a rule violation.
Twitter is publishing data sets that include over 10 million tweets from accounts affiliated with the Russia-linked Internet Research Agency or Iran.
The study examined how fake news spread on Twitter both during and after the last presidential election.
Other sites including Facebook, YouTube and Spotify have already banned Jones from posting content.
Jack Dorsey's first Congressional hearings involved questions about Russian election interference, as well as policing conservative media on Twitter.
Twitter said the new policy goes into effect Sept. 30.
Twitter said it worked with industry peers when suspending the accounts.
Twitter has suspended far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from its platform for a week, citing a policy violation.
An article said Twitter was leaking the president's private messages to the Department of Justice and was caught in an "undercover sting." Nope.
President Trump is facing a lawsuit that argues him blocking people on Twitter is unconstitutional. A federal judge wants the case settled.
Theories involve "Deep State" actors, a rogue Twitter employee and Hannity deleting the account himself.
Twitter says it will continue cooperating with congressional investigators.
The announcement doesn't mention President Donald Trump by name, but it's likely about one of his latest tweets.
The Library of Congress has recorded the first 12 years of Twitter's life.
A London paper reports Russia-based Twitter accounts posted over 45,000 messages within 48 hours during last year's Brexit referendum.
Now-unverified users include far-right activists Laura Loomer, Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler.
Twitter is rethinking its verification process after the company got major backlash for adding a blue check mark to a white nationalist's account.
The social media company revealed the mistake in a recent shareholder report.
RT and Sputnik can no longer run ads on Twitter. The company said its decision is based on the outlets' involvement in 2016 election interference.
Twitter is under scrutiny from U.S. politicians following allegations of Russian meddling during the 2016 election.
The news comes one week after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said, "We're still not doing enough."
Many survivors are sharing their stories after a tweet by actress Alyssa Milano.
Twitter is the latest social media platform to meet with lawmakers about Russia's influence in the 2016 election.
Twitter admits some users may still have an "emotional attachment to 140 characters."
President Trump sent out a tweet that appeared to threaten North Korea, but Twitter says it won't remove the tweet because it's of public interest.
Twitter says it's taking 10 times as many actions against abusive accounts as it was last year.
The lawsuit argues the @realDonaldTrump account is a public forum and that it's therefore unconstitutional to block users from seeing it.
Religion scholar Reza Aslan loses CNN show "Believer" after tweeting profanity about President Donald Trump.