One major obstacle is preventing social media companies from effectively combating the proliferation of disinformation and hate speech online, two data ethics experts suggested during a virtual forum Wednesday.
Read morePresident Trump said he is considering banning the wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic, remarks China described Wednesday as “a malicious smear.”
Read moreMillions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbors, industry officials said Thursday.
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The Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that a school violated a cheerleader’s First Amendment rights when it kicked her off the squad over a profane Snapchat post done off-campus.
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In a reversal, Facebook says it will label all “newsworthy” content that violates its policies, including statements from President Donald Trump.
Read moreSocial media giant Twitter has been dismissed from a defamation dispute filed by Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, pushing the outspoken conservative’s hopes of exposing anonymous Twitter accounts even further out of reach.
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Facebook says it will block ads from foreign state media during the U.S. election campaign, and allow users to hide paid-for political messages.
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(CN) — As midterm elections grew near, a Twitter account in the name of Senator Marco Rubio shared an inflammatory
Read moreA federal court in Pennsylvania dismissed claims against Facebook, Imgur and Reddit brought by a local news anchor who claims the platforms unlawfully published an image of her captured by a security camera in a New York City convenience store. The image was being used for erectile dysfunction and dating websites.
Read moreA writer from a “Law & Order” spinoff and the play-by-play broadcaster for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings found themselves out of jobs after making social media posts this week that their bosses found too incendiary or insensitive, highlighting an apparent surge in such firings across many lines of work.
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Calling the action a fundamental intrusion on free speech rights, an internet advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to change liability rules for social media companies.
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President Trump and Twitter tangled over truth and consequences last week as the social media giant flagged the president’s tweets for spreading false information and inciting violence.
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Twitter, Reddit and a lobbying group for internet companies are supporting filmmakers in a lawsuit challenging a policy that requires visa applicants to register their social media handles with the U.S. government.
Read moreIndonesian officials are forcing social distancing violators to recite Koran verses, stay in “haunted” houses and submit to public shaming on social media as the country battles surging coronavirus infections.
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An emergency room physician who says he was fired for complaining about inadequate Covid-19 safety procedures at a Washington state hospital has sued for wrongful termination.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could limit legal protections for social media companies over what gets posted on their sites, two days after Twitter added a fact-checking notice to a pair of his tweets.
Read moreThe D.C. Circuit refused Wednesday to revive claims from a right-wing activist and a conservative legal group that tech companies have conspired to suppress conservative viewpoints.
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The Second Circuit weighed Thursday whether to revive a Trump supporter’s defamation claims against MSNBC host Joy Reid over social media posts that depicted a fiery argument over immigration policy at a California city council meeting.
Read moreThe Thompson & Knight law firm fired a Dallas-based administrative manager Friday after he allegedly posted a threat on social media against businesses with Covid-19 face mask requirements that had references to a handgun and hollow point-bullets.
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