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The Technology 202: Apple in the antitrust spotlight as coronavirus pandemic boosts mobile payments

Civil rights advocates who have spent years pushing Facebook to address issues of voter suppression say the new measure doesn'...

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Pelosi pours $180K into Facebook ads while calling for advertisers to boycott site

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on advertisers to boycott social media networks unless the outlets agree to restrict "...

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Prosecutors claim that a ‘boogaloo’ killed two cops. What’s a boogaloo?

The boogaloo movement is associated with a distinctive look and discordant politics. In April, boogaloos appeared at protests...

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Social media platforms are profiting from COVID-19 misinformation: Nancy Pelosi

Social media platforms have exploited the health of their users by profiting from insidious COVID-19 misinformation, House...

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Online Scams and COVID-19

George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) held a forum on scams, profiteering and...

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Online Disinformation and COVID-19

George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) held a forum on disinformation during the...

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Pelosi calls on advertisers to pressure social media platforms over misinformation

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday urged advertisers to pressure social media platforms to tackle misinformation more...

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Pelosi says advertisers should use their ‘tremendous leverage’ to force social media companies to stop spreading false and dangerous information

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., encouraged companies that advertise on social media to use their “tremendous leverage”...

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Pelosi, Cicilline to take aim at social media

Top Democratic lawmakers are expected to tear into social media companies’ efforts to combat online disinformation at a George...

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Lawmakers, Doctors Host COVID-19 Social Media Disinformation Forum

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, as well as other lawmakers and doctors, took part in a virtual conference...