The problem of hate news is built into the genes of big digital monopolies like Facebook. We need to break up these monopolies and regulate them as the new public utilities of the digital age. ...
Cruz’ call for an investigation into Twitter is the latest in a month of political turmoil for the company. Sen. Ted Cruz, R–Texas, formally asked the federal government to investigate Twitter on Friday. Cruz alleged ...
The order, if implemented, could theoretically facilitate easier lawsuits against social media companies. Years before US President Donald Trump took office, he connected with his base through Twitter. There, he became a vocal critic of ...
Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that accurate news pieces take six times longer to reach 1,500 Twitter users than misleading information. The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has sparked global panic as the ...
15 Minutes of Shame, produced and starring Monica Lewinsky, will look at today’s ‘cancel culture’, bullying and public shaming and how we got here. Monica Lewinsky and MTV’s “Catfish” star Max Joseph are teaming up ...
“Just looking at these numbers, it’s hard not to find them completely disturbing. It should be a call to action.” An alarming new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that ...
More Americans are consuming news from social media platforms despite their concern for fake news shared on social media and the growing proliferation of organized disinformation campaigns. Even though social media channels are easy targets ...
“I can’t think of any other investigation that we’ve undertaken, at least in my 30 years, with that many people taken off the street at one time.” After thousands of law enforcement officers allegedly posted ...
Just weeks after Israeli-based fake social media accounts were deleted, pro-Iran accounts were also taken down in a purge on the never-ending war on fake news. On Tuesday, prominent internet security firm FireEye revealed the ...
“I don’t think we spend nearly enough time focusing on antitrust measures. And the truth of the matter is I think it’s something we should take a really hard look at.” Social media giant Facebook ...
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