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A man uses a tablet device in a subway train in Moscow in 2019. Russia's Internet regulatory agency announced it is slowing Twitter because the company has ignored requests to remove content harmful to children.

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  • Technology

Russia Slows Twitter In Blunt Warning To U.S.-Based Social Media Platforms

The country's Internet regulator says Twitter has ignored its requests to remove material it considers harmful to children. The move is part of a larger effort to rein in non-Russian social media.

March 11, 2021
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By:
  • Lucian Kim
Demonstrators in New Delhi shout slogans during a protest against the arrest of climate change activist Disha Ravi for allegedly helping to create a guide for anti-government farmers protests.

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  • Technology

Twitter In Standoff With India's Government Over Free Speech And Local Law

Twitter blocked hundreds of accounts the Indian government said were inciting violence. Then it unblocked them. Now it's stuck between Indian law and defending free speech.

February 18, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Shannon Bond
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
Twitter's new pilot program Birdwatch aims to enlist the social network's users to fact check each other's tweets.

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  • Technology

Twitter's 'Birdwatch' Aims to Crowdsource Fight Against Misinformation

Twitter is turning to its users to help find and flag misinformation with a new pilot program called Birdwatch, combining crowdsourcing and consensus.

February 10, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar.

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  • Asia

Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.

February 06, 2021
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By:
  • Avie Schneider
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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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Shares of GameStop have surged as amateur investors foil hedge funds' efforts to short sell the stock.

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  • Business

From Elon Musk To AOC, Everybody Has A Tweet About GameStop

Jon Stewart and Ted Cruz are among other high-profile people who took to Twitter to comment on the stock story gripping the country.

January 29, 2021
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By:
  • Claire Miller
Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 election.

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  • Technology

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Permanently Suspended From Twitter

Lindell, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 presidential election, including false claims of voter fraud.

January 26, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the account was a fake.

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  • World

Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader

An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.

January 23, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill last October. Facebook and Twitter announced new actions to curb the spread of misinformation.

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  • Technology

Facebook Removes 'Stop The Steal' Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts

Twitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts spreading the QAnon conspiracy theory since Friday. Facebook is removing content with the phrase "stop the steal."

January 12, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to take over the White House's Twitter accounts.

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  • Technology

Twitter Will Reset @POTUS Account To Zero Followers After Biden Transition

The president-elect's transition team is pushing back against Twitter's decision, which is a reversal from the last presidential transition.

December 24, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Twitter says it will work with global health experts to enforce new rules prohibiting conspiracy-based misinformation about the coronavirus.

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  • Technology

Twitter To Remove Or Place Warning Labels On COVID Vaccine Conspiracy Tweets

The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context information" about the vaccine.

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Takahiro Shiraishi said he targeted those with suicidal thoughts: "It was easier for me to convince people with worries and other issues and manipulate them to my way of thinking."

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  • Asia

Japan's 'Twitter Killer' Sentenced To Death In Killing Of 9

Takahiro Shiraishi murdered and dismembered eight women and one man in his apartment near Tokyo. He used Twitter to lure most of his victims, promising he could help them kill themselves.

December 15, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A nurse prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at Croydon University Hospital in London.

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  • Technology

'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream

False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about how social media companies handled election misinformation.

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  • Technology

Facebook And Twitter Defend Election Policies To Skeptical Senators

The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey over how they handle false and misleading claims about the election, including from President Donald Trump.

November 17, 2020
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  • Shannon Bond
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