Law punishing doctors who spread COVID misinformation may be undone
Tucked into a state Senate bill revising aspects of the Medical Board of California is a brief but unambiguous clause undoing a controversial law that…
Tucked into a state Senate bill revising aspects of the Medical Board of California is a brief but unambiguous clause undoing a controversial law that…
The armed group al-Shabab, which is waging war against the Somali state, uses the platforms to post its activities. Somalia has banned video platform TikTok,…
Aug. 15 (UPI) -- YouTube announced Tuesday that it will update its policies to tackle medical misinformation. "We've learned critical lessons about developing Community Guidelines…
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended himself Thursday against accusations that he traffics in racist and hateful online conspiracy theories, testifying at a House hearing…
Groundbreaking research from Just Like Us, the LGBT+ young people’s charity, has recently shown that almost three quarters (74%) of people who believe anti-transgender views…
Once trusted faces on the news, meteorologists now brave threats, insults and slander online from conspiracy theorists and climate change deniers who accuse them of…
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the Turkish opposition leader hoping to replace Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as president, accused Russia of spreading conspiracies and deep fakes ahead of this…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Elon Musk pledged Twitter would abide by Europe's new content rules — but Yevgeniy…
CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab that draws on the work of its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check, to recap the latest…
CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab that draws on the work of its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check, to recap the latest…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he promised an era of openness for the social…
A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked the enforcement of AB 2098, a weeks-old state law intended to halt the spread of lies and…
For months, there were warning signs online that supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, would take to the streets to protest against his…
Pop icon Elton John has announced his leave from Twitter after anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech and misinformation skyrockets. Over the last month, the popular social media…
The policy was aimed at tackling misinformation related to COVID-19 on the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Twitter Inc has rolled back a…
Twitter, under new CEO Elon Musk, has updated its website saying it will no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy. File photo by Joe Marino/UPI…
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk is further gutting the teams that battle misinformation on the social media platform as outsourced moderators learned over the weekend…
Days after Twitter Inc fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates, election experts are anxiously…
In her first sit-down interview since her husband was attacked last month at their San Francisco home, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the assault was…
Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity. Misinformation about…