All eyes on Twitter as Musk era opens
Elon Musk began Friday his first full day leading Twitter, with critics and fans anxious to see how the world's richest man will run one of the most prominent social media platforms.
Oct 28, 2022
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COVID vaccine: Instagram suggested posts recommended anti-vaccine misinformation, report says
Instagram's "suggested" posts feature recommended anti-vaccination content to users, even as parent company Facebook intensified efforts to combat false and misleading statements about COVID-19, according to new research ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Australia to amend law making Facebook, Google pay for news
The author of proposed Australian laws to make Facebook and Google pay for journalism said Thursday his draft legislation will be altered to allay some of the digital giants' concerns, but remain fundamentally unchanged.
Sep 17, 2020
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Rising tide of leaks threatens to inundate Facebook
Facebook held back from doing all it could to stop users from being radicalized and US election misinformation from flooding the social network, according to media reports Friday.
Oct 23, 2021
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TikTok to offer in-app shopping with Shopify
TikTok unveiled plans to allow users to buy products while using the video-sharing app in a partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify.
Aug 24, 2021
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Second coming of once-banned conspiracy theorists after Twitter amnesty
A conspiracy theorist urging Americans to burn voting machines, an anti-Muslim activist posting a photo with a gun, a retired general who called for a coup—Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated thousands of once-banned accounts.
Jan 9, 2023
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Global tech firms in Australia launch anti-disinformation code
Global tech firms in Australia unveiled a new code of practice Monday to curb the spread of disinformation online, following pressure from the government.
Feb 22, 2021
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Profile matching of online users across multiple social networks
It is perhaps a significant concern that internet users willingly and sometimes unwittingly share their personal and private information through online social networks without a second thought for how that information might ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Moderating online content increases accountability, but can harm some platform users
Marginalized social media users face disproportionate content removal from platforms, but the visibility of this online moderation is a double-edged sword.
Jul 27, 2022
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Proliferating 'news' sites spew AI-generated fake stories
A sensational story about the Israeli prime minister's "psychiatrist" exploded online, but it was AI-generated, originating on one of hundreds of websites researchers warn are churning out tech-enabled fiction masquerading ...
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