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If Trump loses, social media anticipates a fight, plans strategy to beat back misinformation
Facebook is considering options including a “kill switch” to shut off political advertising after election day to thwart misinformation.
TikTok initiates measures to communicate its side of the story to the American public
The company, owned by China-based ByteDance, also launched a new @tiktok_comms Twitter account to address issues in real time.
Google slammed for spreading 'misinformation' to counter Australian law mandating it to pay for news
The tech giant in an open letter claimed it would be forced to hand over users’ search data to news media companies.
Facebook launches voting information centre to stop fake news' effect on US election
It will serve as a one-stop-shop to give people in the US the tools and information they need to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
Trump Jr suspended from Twitter over COVID-19 video
The eldest son of US President Donald Trump posted a since-deleted tweet with a viral video of doctors talking about hydroxychloroquine
Thanks to conspiracy theories, Australians are refusing to test for COVID-19
Health officials in southern state of Victoria pled with the public to get themselves tested and to ignore disinformation spreading online
Coronavirus posts on Facebook will come with a notification on its source and published time
“Our goal is to make it easier for people to identify content that’s timely, reliable and most valuable to them,” a Facebook official said.
Facebook miffed as Singapore government gets dissident's pages blocked
It is legally compelled to comply with government orders to block pages but criticised it saying the law would stifle voices on the internet
Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Trump tweets
In a statement, Twitter said Trump’s vote-by-mail tweets “contain potentially misleading information about voting processes "
TikTok bans 'misleading information'
The relatively new, young social media platform however has not yet described how it would decide content under 'Misleading information'.