Shannon Bond
Stories
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Black And Latino Voters Flooded With Disinformation In Election's Final Days
Hoaxes and misleading posts aimed at depressing turnout have spread on social media. Experts say it outpaces 2016, when Black voters were the top target of Russian-backed disinformation.
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U.S. Hospitals Targeted In Rising Wave Of Ransomware Attacks, Federal Agencies Say
An alert warns hospitals and health care providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."
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Days Before Election, Tech CEOs Defend Themselves From GOP Claims Of Censorship
The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google face skepticism from a Senate committee over their decisions about what content to allow and what to take down from their platforms.
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Facebook Stops New Political Ads To Try To Limit Misinformation
Facebook's ban on new political and issue ads starts on Tuesday, a week before Election Day. But that won't stop groups intent on reaching voters through the platform.
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Uber And Lyft Must Make Drivers Employees, California Court Rules
The ruling is a blow to Uber and Lyft, which have argued they are not subject to state labor law. But the court's order could still be upended by a ballot measure backed by the ride-hailing companies.
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Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power Over Search, Justice Department Says In Lawsuit
The antitrust lawsuit against Google is the most significant action the federal government has taken against a technology company in two decades. Google calls the lawsuit "deeply flawed."
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Twitter And Facebook Limit Access To A 'New York Post' Story On Biden's Son
Twitter and Facebook limited the reach of an article with unconfirmed claims about Hunter Biden. Meanwhile, experts warn that social media platforms are full of misinformation and conspiracy theories.
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Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing New York Post Story About Joe Biden
The social media companies said they wanted to slow the spread of possibly false information. But their actions drew charges of censorship from President Trump and his's allies.
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Facebook Bans Ads Discouraging Vaccines, In Latest Misinformation Crackdown
The move is a reversal of Facebook's longstanding reluctance to block problematic content. Critics say public health misinformation has flourished on the social network.
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Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Reversing Earlier Policy
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who previously considered such claims free speech, said his thinking has "evolved." Survivors had lobbied the social network to remove posts that deny the Holocaust.