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Twitter Expands Use of Enforcement System to COVID-19 Falsehoods

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Twitter Inc. is expanding the use of its strike system to include users who spread misleading information about Covid-19 and its vaccines, the social-media platform’s latest attempt to curb the spread of potentially harmful content. The new rules, disclosed Monday in a corporate blog post, are an update of plans the company rolled out last… Continue reading Twitter Expands Use of Enforcement System to COVID-19 Falsehoods

Key Lawmaker Eyes Pre-Election Changes to Tech Liability Shield

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Representative Jan Schakowsky has asked her staff to examine changes to a liability shield that protects tech platforms such as Facebook Inc. from lawsuits because of her concerns about how fake information could be used in the 2020 presidential election. The Illinois Democrat, who chairs a House subcommittee on consumer protection and leads the chamber’s… Continue reading Key Lawmaker Eyes Pre-Election Changes to Tech Liability Shield