Tech Culture The Web Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan's vaccine 'disinformation' "They can have Rogan or Young. Not both" By Rob Thubron, January 25, 2022, 6:45 AM 97 comments
The Web YouTube bans anti-vaccine misinformation on its platform YouTube follows other social media sites in cracking down on vaccine misinformation By Shawn Knight, September 29, 2021, 12:18 PM 142 comments
The Web Brazil's President restricts which posts social networks can remove New decree stops social networks from removing misinformation By Daniel Sims, September 10, 2021, 7:42 AM 51 comments
The Web Reddit bans subreddit accused of spreading Covid-19 disinformation after refusing to take it down Members of r/NoNewNormal were brigading other subreddits and continued to do so after being warned By Joao Silva, September 2, 2021, 12:14 PM 28 comments
Tech Culture The Web More Americans believe the government, tech firms should take steps to restrict false information online Should the government or tech companies do more to stop the spread of misinformation? By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2021, 11:54 AM 45 comments
Tech Culture The Web Facebook no longer removes posts claiming Covid-19 was manufactured In light of recent reports By Rob Thubron, May 28, 2021, 6:45 AM 153 comments
The Web Facebook is prompting some users to read articles before sharing them Will it make a difference? By Rob Thubron, May 11, 2021, 7:37 AM 7 comments
The Web Tech Culture Zuckerberg suggests minor reform of Section 230, which deals with immunity for online platforms from third-party content Tech CEOs are about to get grilled again By Adrian Potoroaca, March 24, 2021, 7:24 PM 7 comments
The Web Security Hackers leak "manipulated" Covid-19 vaccine data to undermine public trust The documents relate to the BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna vaccines By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2021, 7:05 AM 12 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitter's 'Birdwatch' will fight the spread of misinformation Upcoming feature will add more context to tweets that have been flagged by users By Joe White, October 3, 2020, 1:33 PM 38 comments
Tech Culture The Web New WhatsApp feature lets users fact-check viral messages Debunk those Covid-19 cures with one tap By Rob Thubron, August 4, 2020, 9:51 AM
Security The Web Facebook doesn't want to be an "arbiter of truth," but will verify the identities of people behind popular Pages Posts from unverified Pages will have limited reach By Adrian Potoroaca, May 29, 2020, 8:01 PM 26 comments
Mobile WhatsApp will limit forwarding of viral messages to one group at a time The new limit is one fifth the previous one imposed in 2019 By Adrian Potoroaca, April 7, 2020, 2:01 PM
The Web Industry Facebook taps Reuters to help tackle misinformation Facebook is paying Reuters for the service By Shawn Knight, February 12, 2020, 2:25 PM 7 comments
The Web Facebook and Instagram crack down on anti-vaccine content Pages and groups that spread misinformation will become less visible By Rob Thubron, March 8, 2019, 6:48 AM 26 comments
Google Tech Culture Google presents its anti-fake news system in detail Disinformation is easily buried in the depths of Search By Greg Synek, February 19, 2019, 8:16 AM 14 comments