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    Demonstrators in New Delhi shout slogans during a protest against the arrest of climate change activist Disha Ravi for allegedly helping to create a guide for anti-government farmers protests.
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    Twitter In Standoff With India's Government Over Free Speech And Local Law

    Feb 18, 2021
    Twitter blocked hundreds of accounts the Indian government said were inciting violence. Then it unblocked them. Now it's stuck between Indian law and defending free speech.
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    Clubhouse launched in March of 2020, just in time for lockdown orders. Now, other tech companies are rushing to make Clubhouse clones.
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    Clubhouse May Be Social Media's Future. What's All The Hype About?

    Feb 11, 2021
    The invite-only app lets you eavesdrop on chats between celebrities, journalists and tech savants. Oprah, Elon Musk and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain have all joined.
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    Twitter's new pilot program Birdwatch aims to enlist the social network's users to fact check each other's tweets.
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    Twitter's 'Birdwatch' Aims to Crowdsource Fight Against Misinformation

    Feb 10, 2021
    Twitter is turning to its users to help find and flag misinformation with a new pilot program called Birdwatch, combining crowdsourcing and consensus.
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    People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar.
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    Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

    Feb 06, 2021
    Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.
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    With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate.
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    Unwelcome On Facebook And Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites

    Jan 31, 2021
    As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized.
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    Shares of GameStop have surged as amateur investors foil hedge funds' efforts to short sell the stock.
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    From Elon Musk To AOC, Everybody Has A Tweet About GameStop

    Jan 29, 2021
    Jon Stewart and Ted Cruz are among other high-profile people who took to Twitter to comment on the stock story gripping the country.
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    Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 election.
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    My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Permanently Suspended From Twitter

    Jan 26, 2021
    Lindell, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 presidential election, including false claims of voter fraud.
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    Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the ac
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    Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader

    Jan 22, 2021
    An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.
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    Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill last October. Facebook and Twitter announced new actions to curb the spread of misinformation.
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    Facebook Removes 'Stop The Steal' Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts

    Jan 12, 2021
    Twitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts spreading the QAnon conspiracy theory since Friday. Facebook is removing content with the phrase "stop the steal."
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    Biden Transition Updates
    President-elect Joe Biden is poised to take over the White House's Twitter accounts.
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    Twitter Will Reset @POTUS Account To 0 Followers After Biden Transition

    Dec 23, 2020
    The president-elect's transition team is pushing back against Twitter's decision, which is a reversal from the last presidential transition.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    Twitter says it will work with global health experts to enforce new rules prohibiting conspiracy-based misinformation about the coronavirus.
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    Twitter To Remove Or Place Warning Labels On COVID Vaccine Conspiracy Tweets

    Dec 16, 2020
    The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context information" about the vaccine.
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    Takahiro Shiraishi said he targeted those with suicidal thoughts: "It was easier for me to convince people with worries and other issues and manipulate them to my way of thinking."
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    Japan's 'Twitter Killer' Sentenced To Death In Killing Of 9

    Dec 15, 2020
    Takahiro Shiraishi murdered and dismembered eight women and one man in his apartment near Tokyo. He used Twitter to lure most of his victims, promising he could help them kill themselves.
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    A nurse prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at Croydon University Hospital in London.
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    'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream

    Dec 10, 2020
    False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.
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    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about how social media companies handled election misinformation.
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    Facebook And Twitter Defend Election Policies To Skeptical Senators

    Nov 17, 2020
    The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey over how they handle false and misleading claims about the election, including from President Donald Trump.
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    Twitter rolled out its new temporary sharing feature, fleets. Users can share photos, text or even repost tweets in posts that vanish after 24 hours.
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    Fleeting Thoughts: Twitter Adds Disappearing Tweet Feature

    Nov 17, 2020
    It's called "fleets." Users can share text, images and tweets that disappear after 24 hours.
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    Parler bills itself as a "free speech" social network and puts few restrictions on what users can post.
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    Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler; Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter

    Nov 14, 2020
    Backed by Rebekah Mercer, Parler now one of the most downloaded smartphone apps, as conservatives complaining of censorship by Facebook and Twitter seek out other social media alternatives.
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    Twitter said extra steps urging people to think before sharing tweets were helping curb the spread of false claims about the election.
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    Twitter Keeps Some Measures It Says Slowed Election Misinformation

    Nov 12, 2020
    The social network says it will keep some changes that were effective in slowing down the spread of false claims about the election.
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    Live Updates: Presidential Transition
    Twitter hid some tweets, including many from President Donald Trump, behind labels warning users they contained disputed or misleading information about the election.
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    Twitter Says Steps To Curb Election Misinformation Worked

    Nov 12, 2020
    Ahead of Election Day, the social network put in place several measures to fight the spread of false claims. On Thursday it shared data showing some of its changes were effective.
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    Millie Weaver, a former correspondent for the conspiracy theory website Infowars, hosts nearly 7 hours of live coverage on her YouTube channel. Conservative influencers like Weaver who often broadcast live are increasingly worrisome to misinformation res
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    From Steve Bannon To Millennial Millie: Facebook, YouTube Struggle With Live Video

    Nov 10, 2020
    Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok have stepped up efforts to curb the spread of misinformation about the election, but researchers say falsehoods thrive nearly unchecked on live videos.
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    Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, shown here in August, had a Twitter account associated with him suspended after the social media company said his comments violated<strong> </strong>its "policy on the glorification of violence."
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    Twitter Permanently Suspends Steve Bannon Account After Beheading Comments

    Nov 06, 2020
    Twitter permanently suspended an account from former Trump adviser Steve Bannon after he suggested Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded.
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    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies over video during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday about reforming Section 230, a key legal shield for tech companies.
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    Days Before Election, Tech CEOs Defend Themselves From GOP Claims Of Censorship

    Oct 28, 2020
    The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google face skepticism from a Senate committee over their decisions about what content to allow and what to take down from their platforms.
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    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify on Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee about a legal shield known as Section 230.
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    Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs Testify To Senate: What To Watch For

    Oct 28, 2020
    Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Google's Sundar Pichai go before the Senate Commerce Committee to defend Section 230, a law that protects them from lawsuits over users' posts.
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    Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter ban certain posts from its platform.
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    Don't Censor! Stop The Hoaxes! Facebook, Twitter Face A Catch-22

    Oct 16, 2020
    While Republicans accuse Facebook and Twitter of censoring free speech, one expert says the platforms should do more because U.S. voters are "more vulnerable to online disinformation" than ever.
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    Technology
    Twitter and Facebook said their decisions to limit sharing of a <em>New York Post</em> article were meant to slow the spread of potentially false information.
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    Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing 'New York Post' Story About Joe Biden

    Oct 14, 2020
    The social media companies said they wanted to slow the spread of possibly false information. But their actions drew charges of censorship from President Trump and his allies.
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    Technology
    Twitter will add more prominent labels to misleading tweets from U.S. politicians and other high-profile users. Other users won't be able to read the posts until they click past a warning screen.
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    Twitter Expands Warning Labels To Slow Spread of Election Misinformation

    Oct 09, 2020
    The social media company wants users to pause and think before they share tweets, in an effort to reduce the amplification of false claims.

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