in US Politics
AI system detects posts by foreign ‘trolls’ on Facebook and Twitter
Social media
Researchers train machine learning to pick up patterns of social media posts aimed at manipulating political events More
Internet
Subterms
More stories
- in US Politics
Online privacy experts sound alarm as US Senate bill sparks surveillance fears
The Earn It Act, described as an effort to address sexual exploitation, could threaten encryption practices, opponents say Senators Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal and Dianne Feinstein, pictured, were among lawmakers who introduced the bill. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock A US Senate bill that critics say would enable widespread censorship and surveillance has taken a significant step towards […] More
- in US Politics
Trump signs executive order to narrow protections for social media platforms
Move comes amid president’s feud with Twitter after it fact-checked him for the first time Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at narrowing protections for social media giants. Photograph: Doug Mills/EPA Donald Trump has fired a shot across the bows of “big tech” companies by signing an executive order that aims to narrow […] More
- in US Politics
Why Twitter should ban Donald Trump | Julia Carrie Wong
Why Twitter should ban Donald Trump Trump has used and abused the platform for long enough. And his latest executive order is just another distraction Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he returns to Washington on Wednesday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The president’s executive order on social media will kick off a heated debate over […] More
- in US Politics
Steve Bell on Donald Trump's social media threat – cartoon
Illustration: Steve Bell/The Guardian More
- in US Politics
Donald Trump's move against Twitter factchecking could backfire
President’s planned weakening of social media law may not have effect he thinks it will Donald Trump in the White House, Washington DC. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP Donald Trump’s apparent plans to punish Twitter for appending a factcheck to his claims that mail-in ballots would be “substantially fraudulent” could reshape the web – but not necessarily in […] More
- in US Politics
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
- in US Politics
Trump threatens social media after Twitter puts warning on his false claims
Twitter added warning on tweets that spread falsehoods President vows to ‘strongly regulate … or close them down’ As his election-year polling numbers have deteriorated, however, Trump has grown increasingly wild in his threats against media organizations and the voting system. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock Donald Trump has threatened to “strongly regulate” or close down social media […] More
