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Livestream: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube Policy Officials Testify Before Senate Judiciary

Tia Sewell Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 9:59 AM

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law will hold a hearing on how social media platforms' design choices shape our discourse and our minds. The subcommittee will hear testimony from Monika Bickert, the vice president for content policy at Facebook; Lauren Culbertson, the head of U.S.

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Justice Thomas's Misguided Concurrence on Platform Regulation

Berin Szóka, Corbin Barthold Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 10:30 AM

The justice’s speculations on the possibilities for regulating social media platforms are already changing the tone of the debate on the political right—but he makes a weak argument.

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Justice Thomas Gives Congress Advice on Social Media Regulation

Abby Lemert, Klaudia Jaźwińska Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 4:21 PM

The Supreme Court vacates the holding that the replies to Trump’s Twitter account are a public forum, and Justice Thomas shares his thoughts on platform regulation.

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Coordinated Behavior in Libya’s Regional Disinformation Conflict

Alexei Abrahams, Joey Shea Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 11:56 AM

An online disinformation campaign targeting Libya was discovered in June 2020. This likely state-backed information operation shows how regional actors try to manipulate dynamic events in support of their interests.

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Twitter Puts an End to Trump’s Rhetorical Presidency

Jacob Schulz Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 1:35 PM

The excitement and alarm that greeted President Trump’s ban from Twitter underscores a fundamental truth about his presidency: The power of presidential speech was the only power of the office that ever meant anything to Trump.

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Outsourcing Disinformation

Shelby Grossman, Khadeja Ramali Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 10:01 AM

Why foreign actors are hiring firms with cheap labor and local knowledge to post inauthentic content to social media.

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Trump's Tweets Attacking the Election Echo Russian Trolls

Darren Linvill, Patrick Warren Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 3:09 PM

Tweets from Trump and his inner circle show how close the Trump campaign is in tone and style to Russian disinformation. This type of disinformation poses huge challenges for U.S. democracy, and for the Republican Party.

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Livestream: Facebook and Twitter CEOs Testify Before Senate Judiciary About 2020 Election

Tia Sewell Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 10:05 AM

On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Breaking the News: Censorship, Suppression, and the 2020 Election."

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Twitter Brings Down the Banhammer on QAnon

Evelyn Douek Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 2:56 PM

The conspiracy theory posed genuine danger, but Twitter’s action does not signal a new era of accountability for big technology platforms.

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Did Twitter Violate U.S. Sanctions Law?

Hilary Hurd Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 8:01 AM

In arguing that the social media platform is breaking the law by allowing Iranian officials to tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz ignores crucial speech protections etched into U.S. sanctions law.

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Livestream: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube Policy Officials Testify Before Senate Judiciary

Content Moderation

Justice Thomas's Misguided Concurrence on Platform Regulation

Content Moderation

Justice Thomas Gives Congress Advice on Social Media Regulation

Disinformation

Coordinated Behavior in Libya’s Regional Disinformation Conflict

Twitter

Twitter Puts an End to Trump’s Rhetorical Presidency

Foreign Policy Essay

Outsourcing Disinformation

Disinformation

Trump's Tweets Attacking the Election Echo Russian Trolls

Social Media

Livestream: Facebook and Twitter CEOs Testify Before Senate Judiciary About 2020 Election

Social Media

Twitter Brings Down the Banhammer on QAnon

Sanctions

Did Twitter Violate U.S. Sanctions Law?

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