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The House of Lords will never bring tech giants to bookOpinion The multiple ways politicians have tried to regulate social media are uniformly daft
By Barry Collins Published
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Twitter reveals tags for government and state media accountsNews Twitter will start in select countries and expand over time
By Justin Cupler Published
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Trump signs order against TikTok and WeChatNews ByteDance says it's considering all options in response to ban, which begins in 45 days
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Twitter, Facebook remove Trump posts containing misinformationNews President Trump falsely claims children are “almost immune” from the coronavirus
By ITPro Published
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WhatsApp counters fake viral messages with new fact-check toolNews The Google-powered feature lets users search whether a story is legit or fake
By Justin Cupler Published
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ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in acquisition bidNews If ByteDance doesn’t reach a deal, it’ll explore divesting TikTok’s U.S. operations
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Facebook Messenger now features its own lockNews Now you can lend your phone without worry about someone snooping through your Messenger app
By Justin Cupler Published
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You can now check Twitter DMs right from your timelineNews Twitter makes DMs more like Facebook messages, but users aren’t happy
By Justin Cupler Published
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Labour Party joins Facebook ad boycottNews The #StopHateForProfit campaign was started following the alleged murder of George Floyd
By Sabina Weston Published
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Twitter job postings point to a new subscription platformNews Twitter stock jumps 7% after job postings mention new subscription platform
By Sarah Brennan Published
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TikTok and other Chinese social media apps in danger of US banNews Officials say they’re “looking at” Chinese social media apps to see if they’re security threats
By Tyler Omoth Published
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Stop Hate for Profit calls on Facebook to address hate on the platformNews Leaders of ad boycott call on Facebook to hire a C-suite executive with civil rights expertise
By Sarah Brennan Published
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