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Comments from Rupert’s son are his strongest rebuke of industry practices since leaving the family business
We need to rebut propagandist falsehoods before they infect the real world
After deaths at the Capitol, social media must adopt a new model for preventing abuses of power
Oxford researchers find contractors employed to manipulate opinion in 48 countries
Conservative outlets reported baseless claims of mass voter fraud in presidential election
A mix of medical scandals and anti-establishment sentiment have fuelled high vaccine hesitancy
Knee-jerk reactions in the wake of the storming of Capitol Hill could have unintended consequences
Trump’s defeat hits movement but influencers and politicians continue to fan conspiracy theory
More than 100 accounts with fewer than 7,000 followers were ‘linked to French military’, company says
Army information warfare unit drafted in to help Whitehall officials as Covid vaccination is rolled out
Social media platform’s policy change comes as UK prepares to roll out jab next week
First time social platform has targeted a prominent member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party
Effort to force Facebook and Google to share revenue with news sites is a novel way of dealing with a global problem
Conspiracy theories about vaccines could affect how smoothly the world recovers from the coronavirus crisis
The profession needs much higher standards to prevent Trump-like figures broadcasting falsehoods
False and misleading claims have proliferated across platforms at unprecedented levels
Experts say platforms’ efforts to label posts from Trump and others do not go far enough
It’s about more than separating dangerous theories from less dangerous ones
From the 15th century on, governments and scientists have spread falsehoods too
Complaint from Democratic challenger comes as social media group tries to halt misinformation
National intelligence director blames Tehran for emails seeking to intimidate voters
ByteDance-owned short-video platform faces its first big content moderation test
Social media once again finds itself at the centre of controversy over bias and disinformation
The rabbit hole behind the rabbit hole is possibly a weaponised game.
Video platform follows Facebook and Twitter but stops short of full ban
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