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Twitter to ban political ads worldwide on its platform
The move comes with Facebook under pressure to apply fact-checking to politicians running ads with debunked claims.
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Twitter apologises for suspending accounts critical of China
The apology came after activists said hundreds of Twitter accounts critical of Communist Party - from "inside and outside" China - were suspended last week.
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New Zealand massacre provides test for live video platforms
Facebook said it 'quickly' removed a live video from the suspected gunman in twin mosque shootings in Christchurch that killed at least 49 people.
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San Bernardino shooting lawsuits against Facebook, Google & Twitter dismissed
US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said the attack was not the direct result of the companies’ alleged providing of resources to Islamic State.
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Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
Donald Trump is a regular critic of social media and accused Twitter as recently as October of stifling the growth of his account by making it harder for users to follow him.
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Reports: Twitter removes accounts discouraging US vote participation
In October the platform said its number of active users fell by nine million in the past quarter because of these efforts.
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Researchers: Despite crackdown, ‘junk news’ still flourishes on social media
Oxford Internet Institute researchers concluded that Facebook and Twitter remain filled with ‘extremist, sensationalist, conspiratorial, masked commentary,’ and other forms of ‘low-quality’ news.
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Fake news accounts: Nigerian social media’s copycat issue
Nigeria has an unenviable reputation around the world for corruption and is known particularly for its ‘419’ email scams.
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Twitter surges on profit, revenue growth
The San Francisco group delivered a $789 million profit, including one-time gains, compared to a net loss of $21 million in the previous year.
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Trump vows to fight censorship of conservatives by social media firms
Trump told a campaign-style rally in Indiana on Thursday that his administration is standing up for free-speech rights.
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Trump unblocks more Twitter users after US court ruling
The 41 blocked users include a film producer, screenwriter, photographer and author who had criticised President Trump or his policies.
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Iran-based political influence operation - bigger, persistent, global
Facebook and other companies said last week that multiple social media accounts and websites were part of an Iranian project to covertly influence public opinion in other countries.
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Trump says it is 'dangerous' for Twitter, Facebook to ban accounts
Trump’s comments in an interview with Reuters come as the social media industry faces mounting scrutiny from Congress to police foreign propaganda.
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Top Twitter users lose 2% of followers on average as policy changes
Twitter is no longer counting as followers any accounts that have been locked because of suspected fraud, Chief Executive Jack Dorsey posted on Thursday.
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Facebook reports progress in removing extremist content
The world’s largest social media network has faced pressure both in the United States and Europe to tackle extremist content on its platform more effectively.
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Tech firms must do more on extremism - World Economic Forum
The study from the Swiss non-profit organisation adds to a chorus of calls for Silicon Valley to stem the spread of violent material from Islamic State militants.
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Twitter to label election ads after US regulatory threat
Twitter said its changes would take effect first in the United States and then globally.
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Twitter looks to toughen rules on online harassment, abuse
The new rules, which will likely be introduced in the next few weeks, are aimed at tackling one of Twitter’s biggest and long-lasting problems.
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Social media executives to testify on 1 Nov about Russia, US election
Aides to the committee’s leaders declined comment. It is House Intelligence policy not to discuss the interview schedule.
