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The response to Twitter’s first “manipulated media” label shows some users think it means “faked”
Some users now believe that a real but selectively edited video clip is “fake” or “doctored.”
Joe Rogan comments on Twitter’s “crazy” decision to lock Zuby’s account for saying “OK dude”
Rogan called it “madness.”
Twitter users say its new hateful conduct rules will ban the phrase “OK boomer”
The rules prohibit “dehumanizing speech” on the basis of age but Twitter says you can still say “OK boomer.”
Twitter sued for suspending account of platform manipulation researcher Geoff Golberg
Golberg called a Twitter account that engaged in inauthentic behavior a “moron.”
New tool Mailbrew brings RSS and more to users’ email inboxes
Mailbrew is the latest company to help users beat social media algorithms in new ways.
Woman in Spain could face jail time over sharing “fake news” in unprecedented case
Prosecutors shockingly filed a lawsuit.
Fraidycat, a tool that pulls websites and social networks into one algorithm-free feed, gets an update
Fraidycat goes beyond RSS.
India’s Prime Minister Modi considers deleting social media accounts
Modi didn’t say why.
TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook sued in India for allowing “anti-nationalist content”
Pressures for social networks to censor is increasing.
Twitter is testing controversial new conversation controls feature, allowing users to prevent responses
What was designed to reduce harassment could be a perfect recipe for the spread of unchallenged fake news and echo chambers.
Rapper Zuby locked out of Twitter for responding “OK, dude” to a transgender activist
Twitter somehow determined it was “hateful content.”
Twitter to allow tools that automatically censor “toxic” tweet replies
Another change that reduces user engagement on Twitter.