Tag: misinformation
Twitter’s ‘Birdwatch’ is an experiment in fighting misinformation
Twitter has a new experimental tool called Birdwatch, and it’s part of the platform’s efforts to expand its arsenal of weapons against misinformation online. Social media consultant Matt Navarra has tweeted screenshots of the feature on mobile, showi… Source
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Facebook prepares for a potentially ‘chaotic’ election aftermath
Facebook has become the latest tech giant to say its executives are planning for some of the worst case scenarios after the 2020 presidential election. During an interview with the Financial Times, Nick Clegg, the company’s head of global affairs, sa… Source
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Facebook is running a national ad campaign to encourage voting
Facebook is launching a national consumer awareness ad campaign around voting and registration that includes a “vote-a-thon” and in-app consumer marketing campaign. It’s the continuation of a program that Facebook said that has helped 2.5 million peo… Source
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Facebook takes down false claims of extremists starting Oregon wildfires
Facebook has once again found itself stamping out false information that could foster violence, if not on a topic where it’s normally an issue. Policy communications lead Andy Stone has revealed (via Gizmodo) that Facebook removed false claims extrem… Source
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Recommended Reading: Microsoft’s Panos Panay on the Surface Duo
Exclusive Q&A: Panos Panay on how the Surface Duo transforms Microsoft againRaymond Wong, InputYou’ve likely read our review by now, but Input caught up with Microsoft’s chief product officer to discuss the company’s new folding device. Panay dis… Source
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Twitter bans far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers
Twitter has banned the accounts of far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers and its founder, Stewart Rhodes. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the group is one of the US's largest anti-government movements. It claims to have tens of tho… Source
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