Ideas
More Likes Up the Chance People Believe Fake News
New research digs into how the social part of social media can affect what people think about fake news stories.
Cybersecurity
China's Reported Manipulation of Twitter Draws Lawmaker Questions
Several Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk expressing national security concerns about reports that Beijing launched an information suppression campaign to hide news of mass public protests.
Ideas
Twitter Lifted its Ban on COVID Misinformation—Research Shows This is a Grave Risk to Public Health
Health experts have concerns.
Cybersecurity
Warner calls TikTok an 'enormous threat'
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said the U.S. regulators have a "huge mountain to climb" when it comes to reducing risks from the massively popular, China-owned social media app.
Defense
Ukraine is getting nervous about Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
Ideas
What the World Would Lose With the Demise of Twitter: Valuable Eyewitness Accounts and Raw Data on Human Behavior, as Well as a Habitat for Trolls
Twitter is a lot more than just tweets.
Ideas
What is Mastodon? A Social Media Expert Explains How the ‘Federated’ Network Works and Why it Won’t be a New Twitter
Mastodon is billing itself as one of several alternatives to Twitter.
Digital Government
Senator to Elon Musk: 'Fix Your Companies. Or Congress Will'
After Elon Musk mocked Sen. Ed Markey’s concerns about Twitter verifying fake accounts, the senator told the mogul to get it together or Congress would step in.
Digital Government
Lawmaker, Twitter chief spar over fake account
Should federal agencies with verified Twitter accounts be concerned about rapid changes roiling the social network?
Cybersecurity
Former CISA Head Calls for Renewed Action to Combat Election Lies
Inaugural CISA director Chris Krebs expressed concern about the spread of election misinformation as Twitter changes up its user verification process.
Cybersecurity
Voting Machine Myths Likely to Increase During and After Midterms, Report Finds
Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future identified mis- and disinformation campaigns suggesting that voting machines from three major companies “will be used to falsify the results of the midterms.”
Ideas
Mass Migration From Twitter is Likely to be an Uphill Battle – Just Ask ex-Tumblr Users
We've gone through this before.
Cybersecurity
Experts Weigh in on Strengths and Vulnerabilities of Election Cybersecurity
Both voting systems and the voters themselves could be targets of malign influence.
Emerging Tech
Military Leaders Praise Musk as Treasury Officials Eye Twitter Deal
Outgoing Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond thanked the SpaceX CEO “for being here.”
Policy
TikTok Should be Banned in the U.S., FCC Commissioner Says
The commissioner’s comments are the latest in a long line of concerns about the social media platform’s Chinese ties.
Policy
Social Media Content Regulation Requires G7 Consensus, Think Tank Says
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said a U.S.-led forum could develop “a set of voluntary, consensus-based guidelines” for social media platforms to use when moderating user-generated content.
Cybersecurity
Social Media’s National Security Implications Draw Lawmaker Scrutiny
Senate Homeland Security Committee members grilled social media executives about their content moderation practices and ties to foreign adversaries.
Cybersecurity
Whistleblower Explains How Twitter Easily Skirted FTC’s Data Security Enforcement
The former public official—and legendary hacker’s—decision to expose what he described as a disastrous security environment at the company has prompted an unlikely alliance in Congress.
Ideas
Border Agency Deactivates Regional Twitter Account that Promoted Homophobic Tweet
The agency shut down the Twitter account for its West Texas regional office, saying “unauthorized and inappropriate content” was posted on the account on Saturday.
Digital Government
Youth Technical and Social Media Education to Get $2 Million Under New HHS Program
The National Center of Excellence on Social Media and Mental Wellness aims to provide mental health support and education for young users.
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