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Elon Musk could roll back social media moderation – just as we’re learning how it can stop misinformation | The Conversation
by Harith Alani, Grégoire Burel, Tracie Farrell
6 days ago
The US$44 billion (£36 billion) purchase of Twitter by “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has many people worried. The concern…
Abortion Misinformation Surges on Facebook, Twitter After Leak | Bloomberg
by Davey Alba
6 days ago
Conspiracy theorists have latched on to the debate over US abortion rights on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, leading to…
Texas social media “censorship” law reinstated by appeals court | The Texas Tribune
by Andrew Zhang
May 12, 2022
A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a Republican-backed Texas law that prohibits large social media companies from banning users…
The complex realm of misinformation intervention | Popular Science
by Charlotte Hu
May 11, 2022
If you’re someone who’s “chronically online,” then chances are good that you’ve encountered content that is either false or misleading.…
Meta Rethinks News Partnerships as Priorities Shift | The Information
by Sylvia Varnham O'Regan and Jessica Toonkel
May 11, 2022
Meta Platforms is considering reducing the money it gives news organizations as it reevaluates the partnerships it struck over the…
Elon Musk is wrong: research shows content rules on Twitter help preserve free speech from bots and other manipulation | The Conversation
by Filippo Menczer
May 9, 2022
Elon Musk’s accepted bid to purchase Twitter has triggered a lot of debate about what it means for the future…
How to Protect Your Digital Privacy if ‘Roe v. Wade’ Falls | WIRED
by Lily Hay Newman
May 6, 2022
A LEAKED UNITED States Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday and soon after authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts is…
Online disinformation harming youth, need transparency law, says report | Business Standard News
by Ritwik Sharma
May 6, 2022
The sheer scale of disinformation on social media platforms is harming youths in India with no serious efforts shown by…
False claim about reproductive health bill goes viral | Los Angeles Times
by Justin Ray
May 6, 2022
As The Times has reported, California intends to become a haven for those seeking reproductive health care in America if…