TikTok joins the EU’s Code of Practice on disinformation
TikTok is the latest platform to sign up the European Union’s Code of Practice on disinformation, agreeing to a set of voluntary steps aimed at combating the spread of damaging…
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Trump shared a deceptive video blaming ‘fake news.’ Twitter just labeled it as fake
The same day that Facebook removed a set of Trump campaign ads for violating the company’s rules against hate symbols, the president continued to push the envelope with his social…
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Somehow, Twitter does not have a team dedicated to accessibility
Twitter does not have a team dedicated to accessibility, the company confirmed after a developer alluded to the fact. It’s a baffling omission for a company that employs some 4,000…
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Twitter tests a feature that calls you out for RTing without reading the article
A new Twitter test feature aiming to “promote informed discussion” will nudge users to read before they retweet. The company describes the test as a step to help people be…
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Twitter starts putting fact-checking labels on tweets about 5G and COVID-19
Conspiracy theories claiming a connection between 5G technology and the coronavirus have been around since the pandemic’s early days, and apparently they’re still going strong. So strong, in fact, that…
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Twitter to launch a revamped verification system with publicly documented guidelines
Twitter is developing a new in-app system for requesting verification, according to a recent finding from reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, which Twitter has since confirmed. The discovery involves an…
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Twitter restricts Republican lawmaker’s Antifa tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter placed a tweet from a close political ally of the president behind a warning label Monday, citing its policy prohibiting content that promotes violence. The tweet, from Republican Florida…
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Twitter Lets Users Schedule Tweets in Advance
Twitter now offers its own method of scheduling tweets in advance, a feature that was once only available with third-party tools. When using Twitter in a web browser, users will…
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Daily Crunch: Trump takes aim at social media companies
President Trump follows through on his threat to challenge the legal protections enjoyed by social media and internet companies, Magic Leap’s CEO is stepping down and China sees its biggest…
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Twitter screens Trump’s Minneapolis threat-tweet for glorifying violence
After applying a fact-checking label Tuesday to a misleading vote-by-mail tweet made by US president Donald Trump, Twitter is on a roll and has labeled another of the president’s tweets —…
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