Facebook, Twitter Step up Fight Against Misinformation on US Elections
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Trump Preps Bans on WeChat, TikTok, Stoking Tension With Beijing
The executive orders announced Thursday and effective in 45 days.
Trump Campaign Faces Temporary Ban from Twitter Due to COVID-19 Misinformation
Trump's re-election campaign has fired back.
TikTok Takes Steps to Curb Misinformation Ahead of US Elections
It was working with experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to "protect against foreign influence."
Lawmakers Welcome TikTok US Sale as White House Adviser Raises Concerns
"A U.S. company should buy TikTok so everyone can keep using it and your data is safe."
Exclusive: Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Clinch TikTok Deal
The move represents an about-face for Trump.
Trump Says Will Ban Tiktok Amid Pressure on Chinese Owner to Sell
Trump's announcement followed frantic negotiations on Friday.
Florida Teen Accused of Masterminding Twitter Hack That Hit Biden, Musk
"He's a 17-year-old kid who just graduated from high school."
US Official Orders End to Information Gathering on Journalists
"In no way does the acting secretary condone this practice and he has immediately ordered an enquiry into the matter."
‘Big Tech Is Out to Get Conservatives’: Jim Jordan Confronts Tech CEOs
"That's not a suspicion, that's not a hunch, that's a fact."
Twitter Limits Donald Trump Jr.’s Account Over Coronavirus Misinformation
Donald Trump Jr.'s account is being temporarily limited by Twitter.
Fauci Brushes Aside Trump’s Retweet Accusing Him of Misleading the Public
"I don't tweet. I don't even read them."
Zuckerberg Pours Cold Water on Speculation There Is Secret Understanding With Trump on Posts
There is no truth in the speculation, Zuckerberg says.
Twitter Says About 130 Accounts Were Targeted in Cyber Attack This Week
"We're still in the process of assessing longer-term steps that we may take and will share more details as soon as we can."
Twitter Silences Some Top Accounts After Internal Systems Hacked
"We’re looking into what other malicious activity they may have conducted or information they may have accessed and will share more here as we have …
Pompeo Signals US Considering Banning Chinese Social Media Apps
"With respect to Chinese apps on peoples' cellphones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right to."
Twitter Removes Image Tweet by Trump Over NYT Copyright Complaint
"This image has been removed in response to a report from the copyright holder."
Twitter Permanently Suspends Account That Created Doctored Video Tweeted by Trump
Twitter has repeatedly clashed with Trump.
Twitter Slaps Trump’s CNN Tweet With ‘Manipulated Media’ Tag
"This tweet has been labeled per our synthetic and manipulated media policy to give people more context."
Facebook Closes Political Ads Loophole Ahead of US Presidential Election
"Previously the thinking here was that these were organic posts, and so these posts did not necessarily need to contain information about ads."