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    Trump draft order could expose Twitter and Facebook to more lawsuits

    Review planned of law that protects social media firms from responsibility for users’ content Donald Trump has threatened to take action against social media companies after Twitter tagged two of his tweets with a fact-check warning. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter, […] More

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    Russia engaging in ‘information warfare’ ahead of 2020 election, FBI chief warns

    Chris Wray tells Congress Moscow waging social media campaign but says he has not seen new effort to hack election infrastructure The FBI director, Christopher Wray, has warned that Russia is engaged in “information warfare” heading into the 2020 presidential election, though he said law enforcement has not seen ongoing efforts by Russia to target […] More

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    Meet the social media master who could win Trump a second term

    Operation re-elect Trump Meet the social media master who could win Trump a second term Brad Parscale campaign manager for Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign speaks during the California Republican fall convention on 7 September 2019, in Indian Wells, California. Photograph: Chris Carlson/AP Brad Parscale was the outsider who fashioned Trump’s digital campaign in 2016. Now […] More