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Lawmakers: Social Media Platforms Must Take Action Against Online Misogyny

Social media platforms must do more to protect women from the online attacks that too often end their...

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What women in Congress want from Facebook

About 100 female lawmakers from across the world have sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and...

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House Democrats to Facebook: 'Do more' about harassment and hate targeting women

More than 30 House Democrats including Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-...

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Female members of Congress to Facebook: Do better

Facebook must do better to protect women in politics, who face a barrage of sexism, hate and harassment...

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The Technology 202: Microsoft's possible acquisition of TikTok could also bring increased Washington scrutiny

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) will lead a letter to Facebook asking chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and...

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Biden’s VP should be prepared for an onslaught of online misogyny unlike anything seen before

Now, get ready for an onslaught of online misogyny unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

The 2020...

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Why false claims about Nancy Pelosi being drunk keep going viral — even though she doesn’t drink

As a partisan fight over the White House coronavirus task force continues to play out in...

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‘It’s like you injected adrenaline into them’: Facebook’s vaccine misinformation problem faces a new test with Covid-19

As scientists begin to clear a path to a potential coronavirus vaccine, researchers and advocates are...

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Was your Uber, Lyft fare high because of algorithm bias?

Requesting an Uber or Lyft to a lower-income community? That could cost you – in fact, the...

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Star of Trump’s 2016 Digital Strategy Fades in Changed World

This spring, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale gave the operation he had been building for the last...