The Trump company intends to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp, a SPAC that is being investigated by the SEC. The goal is to … Read the whole story
In grilling CEO Adam Mosseri, lawmakers dismissed Instagram's new safety measures as a belated PR stunt. "I believe that the time for self-policing and … Read the whole story
Only sites earning a "green" NewsGuard rating as "generally trustworthy" can be traded. Read the whole story
Lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced a bipartisan "dark patterns" bill that takes aim at web interfaces and other design elements that trick users into allowing … Read the whole story
OpenWeb on Thursday announced a partnership with NewsGuard to help OpenWeb combat disinformation and ensure it only partners with publishers publishing quality, reliable news. Read the whole story
The "Platform Accountability and Transparency Act" would require social platforms with at least 25 million monthly users to share data with university-affiliated researchers -- … Read the whole story
The Senate on Tuesday voted 68-31 to reconfirm FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, a longstanding proponent of net neutrality rules, to the agency for another … Read the whole story
Biden's numbers are better than Trump's - but he and the media may not be noting his successes. Read the whole story
Advertisers tried and failed to boycott social media platforms to force them to behave. Time to try a new approach. Read the whole story
Texas AG Ken Paxton on Monday asked a federal judge to lift his injunction prohibiting the state from enforcing a new law that restricts … Read the whole story
"Facebook has long made claims about the safety of its product for brands, and even more importantly, about the safety of its product for … Read the whole story
Microsoft on Friday is set to secure antitrust approval from the European Union for its bid to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology firm … Read the whole story