Tag: Social Media
How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack
WASHINGTON — Within hours of the brutal attack last month on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker…
Nets Suspend Kyrie Irving Indefinitely After Antisemitic Movie Post
The Nets suspended guard Kyrie Irving indefinitely Thursday, calling him “unfit to be associated” with the team because…
On Twitter, Who Needs a Check Mark When You Can Have a Rat?
On Twitter, if users change their avatar photo and display name — this is different from a user’s…
Elon Musk, in a Tweet, Shares Misinformation About Paul Pelosi
Three days after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, the billionaire posted a tweet that advanced baseless allegations about the recent…
Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk planned to begin laying off workers at Twitter as soon as Saturday, four…
SPAC Tied to Trump Media Says Early Talks Were Not ‘Substantive’
For nearly a year, regulators have been examining whether a proposed merger involving the social media company backed…
F.D.A. Warning on NyQuil Chicken Alerts Many to Existence of NyQuil Chicken
A truism of the internet, central to the work of researchers who study the spread of dangerous trends…
Social Media Companies Still Boost Election Fraud Claims, Report Says
The major social media companies all say they are ready to deal with a torrent of misinformation surrounding…
Snapchat Introduces Its First Parental Controls
SAN FRANCISCO — Snapchat, the ephemeral messaging app, introduced its first parental controls on Tuesday, as social media…
Why Alex Jones’s Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies
If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation trial might have been cathartic.Mr. Jones, the supplement-slinging…
A Stranger Filmed Her on the Train. TikTok Users Decided She Had Monkeypox.
Lilly Simon, a 33-year-old in Brooklyn, does not have monkeypox. She does have neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic…
Twitter Rebuts Musk’s Fraud Claim in Dispute Over Fake Accounts
Twitter has accused Elon Musk, in a lawsuit, of abandoning his planned acquisition of the company because stock…