Tech Culture The Web Trump says Twitter is "stifling free speech" after it labels his tweets with fact-check warning The president isn't happy By Rob Thubron, May 27, 2020, 5:20 AM 109 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Seattle-area voters will be the first to cast ballots on smartphones Turning to tech to further democracy By Shawn Knight, January 22, 2020, 2:28 PM 16 comments
Tech Culture Google Google outlines new, restrictive political ads policy that limits microtargeting Another tech giant distances itself from Facebook's stance on political ads By Adrian Potoroaca, November 21, 2019, 12:04 PM
The Web Tech Culture Hundreds of Facebook employees send letter to Zuckerberg asking for changes to political ads policy Many believe letting politicians lie with impunity is against the company's core values By Adrian Potoroaca, October 28, 2019, 9:04 PM 21 comments
The Web Senator Warren tests Facebook's ad policies on lying... by lying The presidential candidate goes meta By James Miller, October 13, 2019, 1:25 PM 10 comments
The Web Google Russia accuses Facebook, Google of interfering in its elections A practice it's familiar with By Rob Thubron, September 9, 2019, 7:40 AM 30 comments
Security Tech Culture 'MoscowMitch' hashtag trends after election security bills blocked The Senate leader earns a new nickname By James Miller, July 27, 2019, 10:44 AM 31 comments
Security Senate Intelligence Committee report says Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states in 2016 The previous investigations fell short of measuring the impact By Adrian Potoroaca, July 26, 2019, 8:37 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Newly acquired voting tech may be vulnerable to attack Election 2020: new hardware, old software By James Miller, July 14, 2019, 11:10 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture The Web A fake Biden campaign site may be outperforming the real one The site the NYT accuses of political 'trolling' By James Miller, June 30, 2019, 12:04 PM 33 comments
Microsoft Security Microsoft's ElectionGuard aims to boost the security and verifiability of elections Microsoft wants to prevent election tampering By Shawn Knight, May 6, 2019, 3:48 PM 9 comments
Tech Culture The Web Democratic 2020 candidate Beto O'Rourke was a member of a hacking group More like Beta O'Rourke By James Miller, March 16, 2019, 12:15 PM 26 comments
The Web Industry Senator Amy Klobuchar floats idea of taxing companies that profit from user data Big tech is in the crosshairs By William Gayde, March 10, 2019, 1:09 PM 30 comments
Security The Web The US Cyber Command shut off infamous Russian troll factory from the internet on the day of the 2018 midterms The attack was to prevent Russian trolls from spreading misinformation on election day By William Gayde, February 28, 2019, 1:18 AM
Tech Culture Security Australia's major parties targeted in 'sophisticated' cyber attack ahead of election Concern is that sensitive stolen data could be used for interference in upcoming election By Dean Pennington, February 18, 2019, 11:31 AM
Tech Culture The Web New study finds internet users over 65 share the most fake news The study found that 18% of Republicans shared fake news and less than 4% of Democrats did By William Gayde, January 11, 2019, 12:16 AM 50 comments
Security US ready to hit Russia with cyberattack if it directly interferes with midterm elections A stark warning By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2018, 12:24 PM 16 comments
Industry Facebook to stop sending 'embeds' into political campaigns Company to push its politics portal instead By Cal Jeffrey, September 21, 2018, 12:33 PM
The Web Facebook looks to stop election interference using its 'war room' The social network's last line of defense against election-related disinformation By Rob Thubron, September 20, 2018, 8:02 AM 20 comments
The Web Facebook is using AI to automatically flag potential 'false news' for fact-checkers Facebook is streamlining its fact-checking process By Cohen Coberly, September 13, 2018, 12:32 PM 7 comments
Google Google banned 58 Iranian-based accounts suspected in a 'politically motivated phishing' operation Account IPs led back to Iran's propaganda outlet IRIB By Cal Jeffrey, August 23, 2018, 6:16 PM
Security The Michigan Democratic Party tried to hack the DNC but forgot to warn them first The DNC reported that they had thwarted a cyberattack to the FBI on Tuesday By William Gayde, August 23, 2018, 3:46 PM
Industry Tech Culture Lyft to offer voters free or reduced price rides to polling stations on Election Day Lyft is offering half priced or free rides for voters on Election Day By William Gayde, August 23, 2018, 1:10 PM 8 comments
Microsoft Security Microsoft takes down Russian sites trying to steal US Senate credentials Office 365 users to receive enhanced security benefits By Greg Synek, August 21, 2018, 11:24 AM 8 comments
The Web Twitter suspends two Moscow-linked accounts in wake of US indictments About time By Rob Thubron, July 15, 2018, 9:59 AM 7 comments