Twitter flagged one of President Donald Trump’s tweets on Monday, placing it behind a notice that warns users it violates the platform’s rules against dissuading people from voting. In the tweet, posted on Monday, Trump claimed mail drop boxes are a “voter security disaster” and also said they are “not COVID sanitized.” Twitter’s notice says…
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping has been curiously quiet about the conflict between Chinese and Indian troops along their contested border. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fierce and defiant statement about the clash while Indian and Chinese diplomats worked on de-escalating. Xi contented himself with chairing a summit on coronavirus cooperation in Africa. Xi’s…
Instagram is giving politicians the same free rein to spread misinformation as its parent company Facebook. Instagram is expanding its limited fact-checking test in the U.S. from May and will now work with 45 third-party organizations to assess the truthfulness of photo and video content on its app. Material rated as false will be hidden…
