Pelosi, Cicilline to take aim at social media
Top Democratic lawmakers are expected to tear into social media companies’ efforts to combat online...
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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...
A preprint study published by researchers at George Washington University presents evidence...
'Slap them down' or hear them out: How to handle misinformation 'superspreaders'?
Almost as disturbing as the heat maps showing official death rates from COVID-19 every night on the...
Trump needs Twitter. Twitter needs Trump. Who needs who more?
The clash between President Trump and Twitter reached new heights over the past few days. Twitter...
Anti-vaxxers have been waging a campaign against vaccines on social media for years, but now that we're...
Trump signs order on social media companies
KAET-PBS, Phoenix, spoke to Ethan Porter, assistant professor of media and public affairs regarding...
Trump campaign is creating an alternate reality online about coronavirus
The Trump administration’s mishandling of key moments in the novel coronavirus outbreak has...
Experimental Covid shots inject anti-vaccine sentiments
As the global hunt for a Covid-19 shot progresses on an unprecedented speed, anti-vaccine sentiments...
Misinformation, conspiracy theories run rampant online during COVID-19 pandemic
From 5G cell towers to billionaire Bill Gates, conspiracy theories and misinformation have run rampant...