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News Articles: Social Media

The European Commission is asking Facebook, Twitter, Google and others to share more details about what their platforms are doing to curb disinformation.

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  • Technology

Europe Wants Social Media Giants To Do More To Stop Disinformation

The executive branch of the European Union is asking Facebook, Google, Twitter and others to provide details on how they are responding to disinformation on their platforms.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A new report by GLAAD highlights the high rate of harassment and hate facing LGBTQ users on social media. In this photo, demonstrators rally in favor of LGBTQ rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019.

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  • Technology

Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment 'Significant Problem' For LGBTQ Users: Report

LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report.

May 10, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Twitter on Wednesday announced it's released a feature that detects "mean" replies on its service before a user presses send.

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  • Technology

Want To Send A Mean Tweet? Twitter's New Feature Wants You To Think Again

Twitter released a new feature that detects potentially offensive replies on its service and asks users to review a message before sending.

May 06, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Facebook indefinitely suspended then-President Donald Trump's accounts in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Technology

Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Network's Oversight Board Rules

While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Ruby Medina is part of a community of skateboarders on TikTok, and at her local skate park in Venice, Calif. Social media is driving a huge demand for boards at her family's skate shops.

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  • Business

How TikTok And Skater Girls Are Sending Skateboard Sales Off The Wall

The streets are full of skateboarders these days, and skate shops can hardly keep up with the demand. Why now? The answer might put a smile on your face.

April 19, 2021
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By:
  • Claire Miller
Sinead Boucher, the owner and CEO of New Zealand publisher Stuff, says the decision to quit Facebook has been beneficial for the company.

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  • Technology

This News Publisher Quit Facebook. Readership Went Up

Many media outlets feel they need to be on Facebook to reach people. So why did New Zealand's biggest news publisher decide to go it alone?

April 02, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
Facebook is stepping up its defenses against claims its algorithms favor inflammatory content.

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  • Technology

Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism

Facebook is giving users more control over what they see, as executives, including Nick Clegg, global affairs vice president, defend it from charges that algorithms favor inflammatory content.

April 01, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., speaks virtually during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees hearing.

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  • Technology

5 Takeaways From Big Tech's Misinformation Hearing

The leaders of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were not eager to admit fault when it comes to bad information on their platforms, but it's clear Congress is getting closer to regulation.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Miles Parks and
  • Shannon Bond
Software engineer Tracy Chou's own experience on social media led her to create Block Party, an app that helps people filter their feeds to manage online abuse and harassment.

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  • Technology

Block Party Aims To Be A 'Spam Folder' For Social Media Harassment

In part because of her own experience being targeted with online harassment and threats, Tracy Chou launched Block Party, a startup that aims to help people feel safer on social media.

February 25, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
According to the complaint, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election.

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  • Politics

Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell

Dominion is seeking damages of $1.3 billion. According to the complaint, Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election.

February 22, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
Clubhouse launched in March of 2020, just in time for lockdown orders. Now, other tech companies are rushing to make Clubhouse clones.

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  • Technology

Clubhouse May Be Social Media's Future. What's All The Hype About?

The invite-only app lets you eavesdrop on chats between celebrities, journalists and tech savants. Oprah, Elon Musk and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain have all joined.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Claire Miller
Open up any social media app on your phone and you'll see it: links to COVID-19 information from trustworthy sources. Here, a Twitter screen reads, "No, 5G isn't causing coronavirus."

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  • Technology

WHO Is Fighting False COVID Info On Social Media. How's That Going?

A year ago, the World Health Organization declared war on misinformation by partnering with Big Tech, from Facebook to Twitter to ... Uber. They're sending out public health messages. Who's tuning in?

February 09, 2021
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
A portrait of the late Dr. Li Wenliang at his hospital in Wuhan, China. Li was a whistleblower in the early days of the country's coronavirus pandemic and died of COVID-19 on Feb. 7, 2020.

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  • Global Health

Dear Dr. Li: Chinese Netizens Confess To The Late Coronavirus Whistleblower

Feb. 7 marks the one-year anniversary of Dr. Li Wenliang's death from the virus he'd warned about. His legacy lives on through his Weibo page, which has become a kind of confessional.

February 07, 2021
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  • Emily Feng
With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate.

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  • Technology

Unwelcome On Facebook And Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites

As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized.

January 31, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
The social network MeWe is among a number of apps seeing an influx of users after Facebook and Twitter kicked off former President Donald Trump.

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  • Technology

Fast-Growing Alternative To Facebook And Twitter Finds Post-Trump Surge 'Messy'

Social network MeWe began as a privacy-focused alternative to Facebook. Trump supporters and right-wing groups disillusioned with mainstream social media have flocked to it since the Jan. 6 riot.

January 25, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
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