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Even as Elon Musk selectively doles internal company files out to anti-MSM journalists, Wikipedia has been setting the record straight in real-time, proving citizen journalism actually does work -- just … Read the whole story
"It's strings-attached sponsorship," Ben Franta, an expert on greenwashing litigation, explained during a webinar hosted by the Institute for Advertising Ethics Thursday. Read the whole story
The new options being unveiled by NewsGuard this morning include gradations for brand safety on both sides of the buy/don't buy ledger. Read the whole story
The platform will also reportedly introduce another revamp of its Twitter Blue verified checkmarks program today, and is considering bringing content moderators in-house. Read the whole story
The bill, which requires companies to act in minors' best interests, will be "weaponized against content aimed purely at adults," TechFreedom and law professors … Read the whole story
The administration argues that web platforms' failure to remove material posted by terrorists doesn't amount to aiding and abetting terrorism, but says Section 230 … Read the whole story
Amid concerns about online misinformation, only 34% of U.S. adults say social media has been good for democracy. Read the whole story
Former Meta Trust and Safety employees, government experts and others have launched a platform aimed at streamlining the content-moderation process for companies facing serious … Read the whole story
Heavy opposition from tech industry, digital rights groups squelched bill; next steps for Sen. Klobuchar and other supporters of the JCPA not yet clear. Read the whole story
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"While TikTok vacuums up reams of this highly sensitive and personal information about Indiana consumers, it deceives and misleads them about the risks the … Read the whole story
The secessionist organization Texas Nationalist Movement and its leader, Daniel Miller, have sued Meta Platforms for allegedly suppressing links to the organization's website. Read the whole story
