Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday that Facebook could be ordered to track down and remove content globally if it was found to be illegal in one EU country. The decision represents a major step toward forcing social media companies to take greater responsibility for what is posted on their networks, and will likely support efforts […]
The Invisible Shackles of America’s Social Credit System…
The phrase “social credit system” or “social credit score” is relatively unknown to Americans. But in the People’s Republic of China, the communist government has been developing such a system for the last decade, and are looking to roll it out nationwide by 2020. The Chinese government intends to use social media data, surveillance, and […]
Twitter Executive for Middle East Is British Army ‘Psyops’ Soldier…
The senior Twitter executive with editorial responsibility for the Middle East is also a part-time officer in the British Army’s psychological warfare unit, Middle East Eye has established. Gordon MacMillan, who joined the social media company’s UK office six years ago, has for several years also served with the 77th Brigade, a unit formed in […]
Senior Twitter Executive Joined British Army Troll Brigade…
Florida Teacher Removed from Classroom over Quiz Calling Trump an ‘Idiot’…
A Florida middle school is investigating one of its teachers over a test question that identified President Trump as an “idiot.” A teacher at Watson B. Duncan Middle School in Palm Breach Gardens, Florida, gave students a quiz where one question asked them to identify someone who is the 45th president, a Republican, a businessman, […]
Disinformation Efforts Now Used in 70 Countries…
Organized efforts to manipulate social media and public opinion are being carried out in at least 70 countries by government agencies and political parties, researchers said Thursday. A report by the Oxford Internet Institute found manipulation efforts have doubled over the past two years and are being used by both democratic and authoritarian governments. The […]
Emmy Awards Appear to be in Crapper…
The U.S. television audience for the Emmy Awards show, celebrating the best of television, slumped to 6.9 million viewers, its lowest ever level, but the show was a hit on social media. According to Nielsen ratings data on Monday, the TV audience dropped by more than 32% from last year’s ceremony, which at the time […]
Twitter Closes Thousands of Fake News Accounts Worldwide…
The move affected pro-Saudi accounts coming from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates directed at Qatar and Yemen, Twitter said, as well as others from China seeking to sow discord among protesters in Hong Kong. Additional fake accounts were suspended in Spain and Ecuador, Twitter’s safety team said. The move is the latest in a […]
50 U.S. States and Territories Launch Antitrust Probe Into Google…
Fifty U.S. States and territories, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have launched an anti-trust probe into Google and the company’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” The investigation is being led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who formally made the announcement on Sept. 9. The bipartisan probe from attorneys general included nearly every state […]
Bipartisan Coalition of State AG’s to Launch Google, Facebook Antitrust Probes…
State attorneys general are formally launching separate antitrust probes into Facebook Inc. FB -1.82% and Alphabet Inc. GOOG -0.58% ’s Google unit starting next week, putting added pressure on tech giants already under federal scrutiny. New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday that her office was organizing a bipartisan, multi-state probe into social media […]
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