Covert influence campaigns run by China and Russia targeted users in US, UK, EU, covering issues such as US mid…
Dutch town takes Twitter to court to force it to remove conspiracy theories about supposed 1980s Satanic paedophile ring
Twitter and Meta take down propaganda network furthering the interests of the US and its allies as researchers point to…
Foreign interference and misinformation to be designated a priority offence under Online Safety Bill, the government says
New York State Comptroller reportedly calls for votes against Twitter, Meta directors over failure to remove violent content after Buffalo…
Potentially risking Elon's wrath over free speech, Twitter says it will hide tweets spreading misinformation during a crisis
Australian media regulator Acma to be able to force tech companies to hand over data relating to misinformation and disinformation…
More dirty tricks from Putin? Tech platforms remove deepfake video of Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling for surrender
Messaging app Signal denies rumours its platform was hacked, saying it is part of a “co-ordinated misinformation campaign”
Twitter has expanded its test feature to other countries that allows users to flag or report misleading tweets on the…
Group of more than 80 fact-checking organisations write open letter to YouTube's CEO, calling platform a major conduit of misinformation
Mark Zuckerberg rejects Frances Haugen’s testimony that Facebook puts profits before people's safety, and says many of her allegations don't…
Streaming platform will now block all anti-vaccine content, in a major expansion of its ban on misinformation on Coronavirus vaccines
Twitter to allow accounts to add label indicating if they are automated, in effort to give users more context –…
US presidential administration targeting YouTube as well as Facebook and other social media companies over Covid-19 vaccine misinformation as cases…
Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg appear before Congress for fourth time this year amidst lawmaker fury over January…
Platform increases use of warning labels on misleading Covid-19 vaccine posts, and introduces scaling “strike” system for repeat offenders
Latest effort by US lawmakers to limit legal protections of online giants over misinformation takes on greater urgency after deadly…
Streaming service YouTube restores talkRADIO after a “further review” of its controversial decision to remove it over Covid-19 content
Facebook confirmed it is placing limits on algorithmic group recommendations ahead of this week's US elections as company cracks down…
Twitter will no longer block links to articles containing hacked materials, following criticism over treatment of controversial New York Post…
Google to ban political ads after polls close after 3 November US presidential election, as internet companies face pressure to…
Russian meddling in the United States has been detected again and dismantled, after Facebook receives tip off from the FBI
Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts operated on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party have been removed for spreading misinformation
'We really want to read the information, before you retweet it' says Twitter, as it seeks to drive 'informed discussions'
Social media companies should be regulated as something between a newspaper and a telecommunications firm, Facebook chief tells conference
Google, Facebook and Twitter work with major consumer brands and ad buying agencies on coordinated self-policing amidst calls for stricter…
Technology from the London-based start-up is to be used to track down misinformation and spam and 'improve the health of…
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slams Facebook for failing to take down heavily edited video
As political pressure mounts, Mark Zuckerberg calls for a common regulatory framework covering issues such as harmful content, misinformation and…