How Republicans pushed social media companies to stop fighting election misinformation

The public got a taste of the new normal this summer, when social media was flooded with misinformation following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the platforms said ... Read More

Can Differences in 'Misinformation' Sharing Explain Political Disparities in Social Media Suspensions?

During last week's vice presidential debate, the Republican candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio), decried "the threat of censorship." One example he cited was "big technology companies" that are ... Read More

TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds

Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report published ... Read More

Social media’s impact on political landscape

As Election Day gets closer, Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are using every method at their disposal to get out their campaign messages. Social media is one of the ... Read More

Elon Musk is Using Social Media to Fuel Voter Mistrust Ahead of the 2024 Election, report shows

Musk's claims about election security have fueled public doubts, complicating officials' efforts to maintain trust as misinformation spreads rapidly online. Read More

Social Media & the News

Today, 37% of all U.S. adults say they have a lot of or some trust in the information that comes from social media sites. American TikTok users follow far more pop culture and entertainment accounts ... Read More

8 House Dems demand to know how social platforms are preparing to combat 'misinformation' and 'disinformation'

Adam Schiff issued a letter to major social media executives this week demanding ... to commit to taking action on election and political misinformation year-round, not just in the leadup to ... Read More

Victims lose over $162k to phishing scams involving social media ads in September

The total number of scam cases reported in the first half of 2024 increased by 16.3 per cent as compared to same period last year, according to its Mid-year Scams and Cybercrime Brief for 2024. Read More

Can Differences in 'Misinformation' Sharing Explain Political Disparities in Social Media Suspensions?

But they also found that right-leaning social media ... news sites than liberal political elites in the USA, Germany and the UK." Conservatives might dismiss much of that earlier research, given ... Read More

Social media

Social media users were floored by the dizzying views in the viral clip, with one saying, "I am getting vertigo watching this." ... Read More

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Can Differences in 'Misinformation' Sharing Explain Political Disparities in Social Media Suspensions? (opinion)

But they also found that right-leaning social media ... news sites than liberal political elites in the USA, Germany and the UK." Conservatives might dismiss much of that earlier research, given ... Read More