Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment 'Significant Problem' For LGBTQ Users: Report LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report. Jaclyn Diaz
Want To Send A Mean Tweet? Twitter's New Feature Wants You To Think Again Twitter released a new feature that detects potentially offensive replies on its service and asks users to review a message before sending. Jaclyn Diaz
Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Media's Oversight Board Rules While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him. Shannon Bond
Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism Facebook is giving users more control over what they see, as executives, including Nick Clegg, global affairs vice president, defend it from charges that algorithms favor inflammatory content. Shannon Bond
5 Takeaways From Big Tech's Misinformation Hearing The leaders of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were not eager to admit fault when it comes to bad information on their platforms, but it's clear Congress is getting closer to regulation. Shannon Bond
Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell Dominion is seeking damages of $1.3 billion. According to the complaint, Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election. Brakkton Booker
One breakfast, divided. How social media polarizes us After the election, some RadioActive teen reporters had questions: about polarization, belonging, and social media. In this episode, they set out to combine factual reporting with fictional scenes to tell an even "truer" story about these questions. Emily Chua
In Darwinian vaccine system, helpers step to the front Finding a vaccine appointment in Washington state is like survival of the fittest. Luckily, some community members are stepping forward to help. Deborah Wang
WHO Is Fighting False COVID Info On Social Media. How's That Going? A year ago, the World Health Organization declared war on misinformation by partnering with Big Tech, from Facebook to Twitter to ... Uber. They're sending out public health messages. Who's tuning in? Malaka Gharib
Unwelcome On Facebook And Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized. Shannon Bond
