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According to this article, President Obama loved the internet. Now he has second thoughts. We at Brainsy still love the internet but don't love what the unregulated social platforms are doing and Facebook is the worst offender. #facebookdestroysdemocracy
Bill Russo, an advisor on President-elect Joe Biden's press team, tore into Facebook for disinformation on its platform. "We need answers," he said.
This election proved Big Tech still hasn’t figured out how to make truth spread faster than lies.
Election watchers bracing for a meltdown on Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. were relieved to find no smoking guns. Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube, however, had some...
In the capital of Pennsylvania — the state that ultimately tipped the election in favor of President-elect Joe Biden — supporters of President Donald Trump gathered to protest the election result this weekend.
Smaller social media sites are fighting the spread of disinformation with far fewer resources than Facebook and Twitter.
The social media companies are flagging the president's false claims of victory or fraud but the messages are still getting traction.
Prematurely, without evidence, and likely days before an election result, Donald Trump has tried to claim victory in the US presidential election and has suggested foul play from the Democrats.
Weeks of playing whack-a-mole with rumors and lies about voting have shaken trust in Facebook, Twitter and other platforms. Their biggest test yet will come late on election day.
With just days to go before the U.S. election, Facebook quietly suspended one of its most worrisome features. During Wednesday’s Senate hearing, Senator Ed Markey asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about reports that his company has long known its group recommendations push people toward more…