YouTube still displays ads on some climate change denial videos, researchers sayGoogle pledged to demonetize such videos in 2021.By K. Holt, 05.02.2023
DOJ alleges China used a troll farm to target Chinese government critics in the USThe Ministry of Public Security also spread disinformation. By I. Bonifacic, 04.18.2023
Senator Markey demands answers from Elon Musk over Twitter impersonatorsThe changes to verified accounts are drawing flak from politicians.By J. Fingas, 11.12.2022
EU's stricter disinformation guidelines get support from Google, Meta and TwitterThe companies have promised to fight bots and improve transparency.By J. Fingas, 06.16.2022
Homeland Security 'pauses' disinformation board three weeks after creating itThe group's leader was the target of harassment and threats.By J. Fingas, 05.19.2022
Fewer Americans want the government to regulate Big Tech, Pew study saysThe latest Pew poll indicates that public distrust of Big Tech still remains pretty high. By A. Khalid, 05.14.2022
Twitter actioned over 50,000 pieces of misleading Ukraine contentThe platform reported the results of its crackdown on manipulated and state-run media.By A. Khalid, 03.17.2022
Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in the USBut the move is likely to be seen as too little, too late, by critics.By D. Cooper, 03.03.2022
Microsoft is the latest to ban Russian state media from its platformsThe company also spotted cyberattacks right before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.By J. Fingas, 03.01.2022
US seizes Iranian websites over disinformation claimsIt also took down three sites owned by an Iraqi-based group.By D. Hardawar, 06.23.2021
Facebook's Oversight Board will consider appeals to remove contentIt could lead to fiercer crackdowns on hate speech and misinformation.By J. Fingas, 04.13.2021
Russia is using online disinformation to trash rival COVID-19 vaccinesIt's reportedly trying to give Sputnik-V an edge.By J. Fingas, 03.08.2021
Tim Cook takes aim at Facebook's practices during privacy conferenceApple's CEO didn't mention the company by name, but he didn't need to.By C. Velazco, 01.29.2021
Facebook's oversight board's first judgments overturn four moderation decisionsIt overturned three decisions related to hate speech and one on nudity.By D. Cooper, 01.28.2021
A YouTube network was spreading election disinformation for two monthsThis is despite YouTube's promises to crack down on allegations.By J. Fingas, 01.10.2021
YouTube will remove videos disputing the 2020 presidential electionYouTube is clamping down now that states have certified results.By J. Fingas, 12.09.2020
Facebook puts groups on 'probation' for repeatedly spreading disinformationIt's determined to keep groups from spreading false election claims.By J. Fingas, 11.08.2020
Patreon is the next tech giant to crack down on QAnonIt's deleting accounts that push the conspiracy theory.By J. Fingas, 10.24.2020
Biden campaign says Facebook is failing to tackle election liesCampaign chief Jen O'Malley Dillon says the site is failing to implement its own policies.By D. Cooper, 09.29.2020
Facebook takes down false claims of extremists starting Oregon wildfiresIt's a relatively late response, however.By J. Fingas, 09.14.2020