Tech
Zoom Deleted Events Discussing Zoom “Censorship”
The action follows the company canceling an event at San Francisco State University where Leila Khalid was meant to give a talk.
Jane Lytvynenko
This Is How The FBI Says A Network Of ‘Boogaloo Bois’ Sparked Violence And Death
The killing of a federal officer in Oakland, the shooting of a police station in Minneapolis and a plot to supply Hamas with weapons weren’t isolated cases, according to a federal indictment.
Salvador Hernandez
No, Trump Didn't Say "Good" In Response To A Question About Kids Separated From Their Parents At The Border
A clip from the debate shows that the president said "go ahead" to the moderator.
Jane Lytvynenko
Facebook Promised To Label Political Ads, But Ads For Biden, The Daily Wire, And Interest Groups Are Slipping Through
A failure in Facebook's transparency system means some election ads aren't disclosing who paid for them.
Craig Silverman
Doulas Are Using The Internet To Warn Each Other About People Pretending To Be Pregnant
Birth fetishists are trying to trick doulas into engaging with them — but doulas are fighting back.
Katie Notopoulos
Mark Zuckerberg Said Facebook Will Have Fewer Bans After The Election
In a companywide meeting, Facebook’s CEO said recent content rules banning hate and conspiracy content were implemented because of the US presidential election and that a wide margin of victory for either candidate could prevent violence following the vote.
Ryan Mac
The Feds Are Suing Google, Saying It Has Way Too Much Control Over Internet Searches
"No one can feasibly challenge Google’s dominance in search and search advertising."
Amber Jamieson
Thousands Of Women Have No Idea A Telegram Network Is Sharing Fake Nude Images Of Them
A new AI bot primarily spreading across Russia and Eastern Europe has created fake nude images of more than 680,000 women.
Jane Lytvynenko
Facebook Banned An Alleged Russian Agent Spreading Disinformation About Joe Biden
Rudy Giuliani's pal Andriy Derkach has been kicked off “for violating our policy against the use of our platform by people engaged in election-focused influence operations,” Facebook said.
Christopher Miller
Facebook Continues To Host Militant Groups And Ads Despite A Ban On Right-Wing Extremism
A new report finds “Facebook is routinely behind the curve in cracking down on domestic extremists on its platform.”
Salvador Hernandez
Twitter Just Stopped Blocking The Biden Article It Said It Would Block Yesterday
The company’s back-and-forth on its own policies has created outrage and confusion.
Jane Lytvynenko
Users On A Site For Kinky People Say The Racism Has Become Unsustainable
FetLife, a popular social network for kinky people, has been accused of not doing enough to stop racist hate speech on the platform.
Fancy Feast
Facebook Gave A Platform To The Shady Ukrainians Pushing The New York Post Biden Story
Facebook may have throttled the reach of the New York Post story. But these men are celebrating all the same.
Christopher Miller
YouTube Just Announced A Partial QAnon Ban
The move comes after Facebook and Twitter enacted their own bans against the mass delusion.
Jane Lytvynenko
Facebook Limited The Reach Of An Unconfirmed Story About Joe Biden’s Son Hunter. Twitter Blocked It.
"In many countries, including in the US, if we have signals that a piece of content is false, we temporarily reduce its distribution pending review by a third-party fact-checker."
Scott Lucas
Apple Has Announced Four New iPhone 12s With 5G Speeds
Faster processors, better cameras, more durable front glass, faster chips, and snap-on chargers using magnets are among the new features.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Is Banning Ads That "Discourage" Vaccines
It follows efforts to limit Holocaust denial, voter intimidation, and the QAnon mass delusion.
Craig Silverman
Facebook Moderators Terrified Of COVID-19 Are Being Forced To Return To The Office Next Week
“How can we possibly be ready to return to the office when this entire process has been so utterly and completely mishandled?”
Ryan Mac
No, The Man Pictured With Charlie Kirk Isn’t A Whitmer Kidnapping Suspect
The photo went viral across social media, but the man in it is not associated with the plot to kidnap the Michigan governor.
Jane Lytvynenko
No, That Trump Video Isn’t Green-Screened
Trump is actually standing outside the White House in his latest video.
Katie Notopoulos
It Took Facebook More Than A Year — And A Whistleblower — To Remove A Troll Farm Connected To Azerbaijan's Ruling Party
Former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang said it took the company a year to pursue an investigation into fake accounts and comments in Azerbaijan.
Craig Silverman
The News Site Was Bogus. Facebook Still Let It Build A Real Audience.
The Globe Independent used Facebook ads to widely promote plagiarized stories that were often critical of China.
Craig Silverman
Facebook Has Banned QAnon
The mass delusion had flourished on the social network for years before today's announcement.
Ryan Mac
Facebook Took Down A Trump Post That Compared COVID-19 To The Flu And Said That We Should Just Learn To Live With It
Twitter placed a misinformation label on the same message but did not remove it.
Ryan Mac
Don't Fall For This Viral Conspiracy Claiming Trump Carried A Hidden Oxygen Tank On The Way To The Hospital
There are a lot of conspiracies going around about Trump's condition, including one that claimed he was wearing a hidden oxygen tank while heading to the hospital.
Jane Lytvynenko
Here's A Running List Of False And Misleading Information About Trump's Coronavirus Diagnosis
One rumor suggested a Trump video was edited to cut out a cough, but six experts said they saw no definitive signs of manipulation.
Jane Lytvynenko
Startups In India Want To Build Their Own App Store To Bypass Google's
To avoid paying a 30% cut, Indian tech companies are looking for new ways to get apps in the hands of consumers.
Pranav Dixit
Listening To Radiohead’s “Kid A” At The End Of The World
The world has gotten worse since the seminal album was released, but the songs still serve as a balm.
Mat Honan
The Proud Boys Got A Bunch Of New Followers After Trump Said To “Stand By”
Hundreds of new people have flooded the forums the white nationalist group uses to organize.
Jane Lytvynenko
People On Facebook Can Now Message You On Instagram, Even If You Don’t Have Facebook
Poke?
Katie Notopoulos
