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Following a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol at the hands of Trump supporters Wednesday, the president’s preferred platform has banned him, citing the risk of “further incitement of violence.” -
The president’s preferred social media outlet, Twitter, took action to block his posts following a deadly invasion of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters Jan. 6.
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The social media company has suspended President Trump's account through the remainder of his presidential term following a deadly riot and invasion of the U.S. Capitol building yesterday.
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Conspiracy theories spread online are the backbone of Donald Trump's falsehoods about his loss in the U.S. election. The real world consequences of those conspiracies have now exploded.
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The social media company’s new position regarding liability regulations for content posted through its platform has concerned smaller websites without the same legal firepower and deep pockets.
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In addition to utilizing fact checkers to flag potentially misleading information, researchers say these sites could also combat the falsities on their platforms by providing literacy education to users.
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A confluence of social and political pressures is making a comprehensive federal privacy law seem inevitable. The incoming Biden administration could help ensure legislation heads in the right direction.
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How TikTok Is Upending Workplace Social Media Policies – and Giving Us Rebel Nurses and Dancing CopsWorkers are increasingly making short videos of themselves on the job and posting them to TikTok, creating a new challenge for employers trying to police their behavior.
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Peiter Zatko, well-known by his hacker handle, Mudge, has been tapped to lead security efforts at the social media company. The move comes after a high-profile breach and amid increased talk of regulation.
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How the social media companies handled disinformation during the recent election will likely have an impact on the regulations they face moving forward. Critics in both parties have taken issue with their performance.
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As soon as a winner is projected in the U.S. presidential election, Facebook says it will begin displaying a notice for users to help combat misinformation about the outcome. The company has also been targeting false or misleading posts.
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Election misinformation typically involves false narratives of fraud that include out-of-context or otherwise misleading images and faulty statistics as purported evidence.
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In early figures released by the California Secretary of State’s Office, nearly 60 percent of voters supported Proposition 24, which seeks to reinforce and redefine parts of the 2019 California Consumer Privacy Act.
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This week the seemingly interminable 2020 presidential campaign will (hopefully) be at an end.
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The major social media firms have taken a largely piecemeal and fractured approach to managing the problem.
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The recent antitrust U.S. lawsuit against Google is the first step in a potentially long process of reigning in big technology companies. In Europe, lawmakers are further ahead in their efforts.
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Michigan is familiar with being a target of misinformation, having dealt with Russia in 2016. The state is yet again another target of misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
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Differential privacy lets people to share data anonymously, but people need to know more about it to make informed decisions.
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The proposition meant to strengthen the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act has earned some opposition, but not from the places one might expect. Big tech — like Facebook, Amazon and Google — are keeping quiet.
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The Chinese-owned social media company has come under fire from the White House over security concerns. Some lawmakers have continued to use the video-sharing app in spite of warnings from some security experts.
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Government IT shops are increasingly embracing their roles as cybersecurity leaders. But what does it take to be good at cybersecurity on social media? Minnesota IT Services’ approach is one good example.
