Social Media Misinformation

• Calgary high school incident not related to Middle East conflict: police

  At around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, police responded to Henry Wise Wood High School for reports of an unknown woman smoking drugs in a washroom.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2023
  
• Facebook, Google, Twitter face grilling by U.K. lawmakers over online safety

  Governments on both sides of the Atlantic want tougher rules aimed at protecting social media users, especially younger ones, but U.K.'s efforts are much further along.

  World

  Oct 28, 2021
  
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• Facebook puts ‘profits’ over ‘well-being’ of users, feds must crack down: NDP MP

  Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before a U.S. Senate committee earlier this month that the company's products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
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• Pinterest, Twitter target voter misinformation ahead of 2020 U.S. elections

  Twitter and Pinterest announced the new initiatives just before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on Monday.

  Tech

  Jan 30, 2020
• Twitter deletes close to 6,000 Saudi accounts in fight against interference

  The latest crackdowns on state-backed social media campaigns came as tech companies step up efforts to tackle misinformation on their services ahead of next year's U.S. presidential elections.

  Tech

  Dec 20, 2019
• Tech, social media companies plan crackdown on U.K. election misinformation

  Internet companies are face growing criticism for amplifying false claims during the run up to the 2016 Brexit referendum and the 2016 election in the U.S.

  Tech

  Nov 10, 2019
• Facebook won’t remove doctored videos. Here are tools to help you verify content

  Here are some tips from experts on how to determine whether content on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube is real.

  Tech

  Jun 12, 2019