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Barack Obama said social media should be regulated and treated as publishers, as Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms face potential Section 230 revisions
"They are making editorial choices, whether they've buried them in algorithms or not," former Presi…
Katie Canales
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The Georgia runoffs could decide the fate of Section 230 – along with the future of Big Tech
Both Republicans and Democrats want to repeal Section 230, but for very different reasons, which co…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A top Biden staffer accused Facebook of 'shredding the fabric of our democracy' — yet another sign the social-media giant should fear the new administration
Bill Russo, an advisor on President-elect Joe Biden's press team, tore into Facebook for disinforma…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Twitter's moderation policies are in place to protect the integrity of US elections, Jack Dorsey says
Dorsey denied multiple times that Twitter had the power to influence elections during a Senate comm…
Allana Akhtar
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Sen. Brian Schatz said the Senate's hearing with tech CEOs was a 'sham' and used his time to criticize Republicans rather than ask any questions
"For the first time in eight years in the United States Senate, I'm not going to use my time to ask…
Katie Canales
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had trouble connecting to Wednesday's virtual Section 230 hearing
"We are told by Facebook staff that he is alone and attempting to connect," Sen. Wicker said after …
Katie Canales
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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube's business models could get crushed if a law called Section 230 gets repealed. Trump and Congress are rushing to do exactly that.
Section 230 — a federal law that shields tech companies from liabilities that would crush their bus…
Aaron Holmes
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Twitter CEO believes repealing Section 230 could collapse how people communicate on the Internet
Ahead of the US House panel hearing on Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook CEOs issued prepared remarks…
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Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey warn that stripping tech firms of Section 230 protections would harm free expression on the internet
The CEOs will appear before the Senate Wednesday as tensions rise between Big Tech and Republicans,…
Katie Canales
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Twitter slapped yet another Trump tweet about mail-in voting with a 'misleading' label and stopped other users from retweeting it
Twitter will "significantly reduce" visibility of President Donald Trump's tweet and limit likes, r…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A school district is attempting to skirt Section 230 by suing social media apps for knowingly exploiting the 'vulnerable brains of youth'
Section 230 is an internet law that allows companies to regulate content as they see fit. The suit,…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Twitter botched its own moderation policies by banning a New York Post story and added fuel to the right's baseless belief that Big Tech is waging a war against conservatives
It's an example of the danger that can result when tech firms take inconsistent action in how it mo…
Katie Canales
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Big tech's biggest shield is under fire from all 3 branches of government — here's how repealing Section 230 went from a Trump threat to an impending reality
After years of threats, the US government appears closer than ever to stripping away one of Big Tec…
Aaron Holmes
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The FCC is examining whether to roll back Section 230 laws that protect social media firms, drawing fire for being Trump's 'puppet'
FCC chair Ajit Pai said the agency would "clarify the meaning" of Section 230, which protects Big T…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump threatened Facebook and Twitter again after they throttled the spread of a dubious New York Post story about Hunter Biden
President Donald Trump tweeted it was "so terrible" that Facebook and Twitter "took down" the Post …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter will all testify before Congress, days before the election, over legal protections for internet companies
Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, and Jack Dorsey are set to appear virtually before Senators on Octo…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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The DOJ asked Congress to erode big tech's legal protections as Trump accused firms of anti-conservative bias and 'cancel culture'
William Barr said the proposed legislation is aimed at "requiring greater transparency and accounta…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump is trying to rig the FCC to pass his executive order cracking down on Facebook and Twitter
President Trump nominated NTIA advisor Nathan Simington to join the Federal Communications Commissi…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Twitter and Facebook continue Trump whack-a-mole with warning labels on his posts encouraging people to vote twice
This is at least the third time one of the major platforms has added warning labels to a Trump post.
Shona Ghosh
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Trump is angry that Twitter won't remove a crudely edited 'Moscow Mitch' meme poking fun at McConnell
While Twitter's rules prohibit content that's shared with the intent to deceive people, satire and …