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Oath Keepers leader charged with 'seditious conspiracy' for role in US Capitol breach
The Oath Keepers' founder and others have been charged over the US Capitol breach, but they had already faced online repercussions for months.
Doctors and scientists call on Spotify to create misinformation policy
The doctors and scientists fighting vaccine misinformation want Spotify to establish a clear policy on the matter.
Twitter permanently bans Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account
Twitter has permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account after repeated 'strikes' for spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
Twitter removed thousands more Chinese propaganda accounts
The company recently shut down another 3,465 accounts linked to state information campaigns.
Report links most climate change denial on Facebook to 10 publications
The CCDH found that ten publishers are responsible for 69 percent of all interactions with climate change denial content on Facebook.
Facebook expands fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation to include kids
Facebook expands vaccine misinformation policies and COVID-19 vaccination efforts to include kids.
Facebook documents show inner turmoil over approach to conservative content
Internal documents show Facebook's infighting over right-wing content, including claims it makes 'special exceptions' for publishers.
Facebook's misinformation and violence problems are worse in India
Facebook research shows the social network's misinformation and violence issues were particularly severe in India.
Facebook researchers were warning about its recommendations fueling QAnon in 2019
During the summer of 2019, a Facebook researcher found that it took just five days for the company to begin recommending QAnon groups and other disturbing content to a fictional account.
Judge bars county clerk after voting machine passwords leaked to QAnon
This week, a Colorado judge barred Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from overseeing the county’s upcoming November election in relation to a leak of voting machine BIOS passwords.
YouTube's misinformation policies led to fewer misleading videos on Facebook and Twitter
New research has found that policies put in place by YouTube to curb election misinformation had a significant impact on the number of false and misleading videos on Facebook and Twitter.
YouTube blocks ads on climate change denial videos
YouTube is pulling ads from videos peddling climate change denial.
AT&T is reportedly One America News' primary financial backer
A report claims AT&T is the largest financial backer for One America News, even as OAN has been banned for spreading misinformation online.
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says company 'chooses profits over safety'
The whistleblower behind several recent Facebook reports says the company "chooses profits over safety."
Fake pro-China accounts tried to push Americans to attend anti-racism protests
On Wednesday, security researchers from Google and cybersecurity firm Mandiant disclosed that a network of fake pro-China social media accounts tried to mobilize Americans to attend anti-racism protests in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Senator Warren urges Amazon to tackle COVID-19 misinformation
The senator says products promoting mistruths about the coronavirus and vaccines still appear in search results.
The fight to study what happens on Facebook
Facebook has promised researchers transparency, but some say those promises have come up empty.
Reddit offers a non-response to uproar over COVID-19 misinformation
Reddit has cracked down on COVID-19 misinformation, but not for the false claims themselves — it's acting on abusive behavior instead.
Reddit CEO rejects call for a crackdown on coronavirus misinformation
Reddit is pushing back against calls for the company to do a better job of moderating disinformation.
YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation
YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020, according to YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mahon.