Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:27:29 +0000
A flood of false information, partisan narratives, and weaponized “fact-checking” has obscured efforts to find out who’s responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:20:01 +0000
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:20:01 +0000
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:39:44 +0000
A video posted by Donald Trump Jr. showing Hamas militants attacking Israelis was falsely flagged in a Community Note as being years old, thus making X’s disinformation problem worse, not better.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:19:31 +0000
X’s Trust and Safety team says it’s working to remove false information related to the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is sharing conspiracies and chatting with QAnon promoters.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:53:47 +0000
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott| Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000
The social media giant filed a lawsuit against a nonprofit that researches hate speech online. It’s the latest effort to cut off the data needed to expose online platforms’ failings.
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Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2023 23:46:55 +0000
Want to try out Meta’s new social media app? Here’s more context on what personal data is collected by Threads and similar social media apps.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:53:24 +0000
Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don’t sign up.
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Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000
Internal company documents reveal how the imageboard’s chaotic moderation allowed racism and violence to take over.
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