Since 2016, when Russian hackers and WikiLeaks injected stolen emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign into the closing weeks of the presidential race, politicians and…
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Facebook and Twitter block ‘highly suspicious’ story about Joe Biden’s son Hunter
Facebook and Twitter are preventing users from sharing a story about Hunter Biden, which was published in circumstances an expert in foreign interference described as…
View More Facebook and Twitter block ‘highly suspicious’ story about Joe Biden’s son HunterFacebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election
SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and his lieutenants have watched the presidential race with an increasing sense…
View More Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over ElectionFacebook bans ‘dangerous’ QAnon groups amid surging misinformation
Facebook is banning all QAnon conspiracy theory groups after classifying them as dangerous due to a surge of online misinformation. QAnon – a far-right conspiracy…
View More Facebook bans ‘dangerous’ QAnon groups amid surging misinformationPhilippine leader Duterte Lashes Out at Facebook After Fake Accounts Removed
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is one of a number of populists around the world who rose to power in part by…
View More Philippine leader Duterte Lashes Out at Facebook After Fake Accounts RemovedFacebook Tried to Limit QAnon. It Failed.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Last month, Facebook said it was cracking down on activity tied to QAnon, a vast conspiracy theory that falsely claims that a…
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