misinformation
Twitter Pressured to Scrub More “Misinformation”
The culture of pressuring platforms to censor those with the wrong opinions is spreading.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Proposes Editorializing the Tweets of World Leaders Like Trump
Dorsey calls it providing “context that is credible.”
WhatsApp to Cut Message Forwarding to Prevent Coronavirus “Misinformation”
WhatsApp can’t read people’s messages so it’ll just prevent everyone from forwarding too much.
Trump Campaign Uploads Purposely Misleading Biden Video to Test Twitter’s Double Standard
Trump’s campaign says Twitter has a “Biden protection rule.”
Brazil: Bolsonaro’s Official Response to the Coronavirus Isn’t Allowed on Twitter
Whether Bolsonaro is right or wrong, should Twitter have the power to silence heads of state?
UK Government Actively Working With Social Media to Remove Coronavirus “Fake News and Harmful Content”
Big tech’s crackdown on coronavirus content has led to the censorship of many who question the measures that are being put in place.
Tens of Thousands of Chinese Propaganda Accounts Are Running Wild on Twitter
Twitter is notorious for banning accounts, but when it comes to Chinese propaganda, the company has reservations about banning.
Twitter Tests Social Credit Style Fact-Checking System for Politicians and Public Figures
Users are awarded “points” for fact-checking tweets.
UK Shelves Controversial Internet Content Crackdown, for Now
It will be discussed again in the spring.
YouTube Pledges to Boosting “Authoritative Sources” During 2020 Election
Independent creators fall, legacy outlets rise.
Ground News Pro App Shows How Mainstream News Outlets Bend the News
The app is available now for iOS and Android.
CNN Reporter Ratioed After Claiming the Babylon Bee Uses Satire to Circumvent Facebook’s Misinformation Rules
CNN anchor Brian Stelter has also previously claimed that The Babylon Bee is “a fake news site.”