The policy goes into effect Sept. 17, a few weeks before the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election.
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Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections
Days after Twitter applied fact checks to two of his tweets, the president signs an executive order challenging the lawsuit protections for free speech on the internet.
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Trump expected to sign order that could threaten punishment of social media
The president claims that tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter ‘silence conservative voices.’
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Attorney General Barr suggests big tech should be accountable for harmful content
He says it may be time for significant changes to a key part of federal law that shields the companies from liability for their users’ posts.
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Leeds man fires back after Donald Trump calls him an ‘animal’
Richard Fochtmann, called an “animal” by Trump on Twitter, said Monday he considers the president a bully, a racist and a would-be dictator.
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In contrast to Facebook, Twitter will ban all political advertising
The move comes as Facebook has taken fire since it disclosed that it will not fact-check ads by politicians or their campaigns.
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Migrant in Portland ‘shocked’ by fake Twitter account used to smear fellow asylum seekers
Someone posed as Prince Pombo Mafumba in an attempt to stoke xenophobia and anger among Mainers.
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Federal court: Trump can’t ban critics from Twitter account
Appeal options include asking the panel to reconsider, or seeking a reversal from the full 2nd Circuit or from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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How Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter typo became an anti-Trump message
Rudy Giuliani speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 30, 2018. (Al Drago/Bloomberg) Jason Velazquez instantly noticed something wasn’t quite right with one of the tweets from Rudy Giuliani. It was Friday and President Donal Trump’s lawyer had issued yet another missive criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller. […]
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New data show how Iran tried to manipulate public opinion on Twitter
Twitter accounts originating in Iran masqueraded as foreign journalists and concerned U.S. citizens in their attempt to push political messages on the social media site until they were suspended earlier this year, according to new research published Wednesday. The analysis – performed by the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab – reflects an attempt by […]