Facebook blocks #StopTheSteal hashtag as White House race turns on narrow margins
Faccebook is blocking two hashtags on the platform as election results narrow in battleground states.
Facebook to provide 'reliable information' across platforms once presidential winner is projected
Facebook said Thursday evening it would provide "reliable information" across its platforms once either President Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden is projected as winner of the 2020 presidential election.
WhatsApp will now let messages disappear after 7 days
WhatsApp will roll out disappearing messages this month, allowing users on the Facebook-owned messaging app to have conversations fade into memory after seven days.
YouTube says video claiming Trump victory doesn't violate misinformation rules
A YouTube video claiming President Trump has won reelection does not violate the site's election misinformation policies and has been allowed to remain on the platform.
Facebook to continue labeling candidates' posts declaring premature statewide victories
Facebook clarified that it will label posts from presidential candidates and "other individuals" claiming early victories, including early statewide victories.
How Big Tech's new policies to fight misinformation could backfire
Four years after foreign actors worked to influence the results of the presidential election, Big Tech companies have worked to implement new policies aimed at combatting the spread of misinformation.
Free speech hangs in the balance regardless of 2020 election outcome: Parler execs Wernick, Peikoff
Most of our competitors collect more data and restrict more speech more than any government could, consistent with our Constitution.
Facebook, Twitter to label candidate posts declaring premature victory on Election Day
Labeled posts will display a message from Twitter noting that “official sources may not have called the race when this was tweeted."
Facebook halts recommendations on political groups
With the 2020 presidential election now just three days away, Facebook Inc. has temporarily halted a feature that recommends political groups to its users.
Half of social media users in three election battlegrounds see ads questioning results
An October survey conducted by British market research company YouGov has found that over half of social media users in three key battleground states have seen advertisements putting the validity of the 2020 presidential election into question.
Big tech, amid censorship, earns billions and dominates S&P 500
Big tech represents nearly 20% of the S&P 500.
Instagram pauses 'recent' search listings on US site to stop fake election news
Instagram's "Recent" tab arranges hashtags in chronological order and amplifies content
Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Twitter report better-than-expected revenue
Panel on tech earnings reports
What to expect from Big Tech earnings
Russell Holly and Colin Gillis on big tech earnings
Apple faces French antitrust complaint over iPhone privacy changes
Advertising companies and publishers have filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with France’s competition authority, arguing that privacy changes the smartphone maker plans to roll out are anticompetitive.
Hilton: Warren plan to break up Big Tech is 'right solution'
Steve Hilton on big tech censorship
Big Tech hearing ‘positioned to make noise’ before the election: Michael Pachter
Jay Jacobs and Michael Pachter on big tech hearing
Iran's Khamenei tweets about questioning the Holocaust; Congress asks Twitter about censorship bias
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday tweeted about questioning the Holocaust as members the Senate Commerce Committee asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about censorship bias.
How Facebook, Twitter policies have changed since 2016 in the name of voter integrity
Facebook, Twitter and Google have made a number of significant policy changes since the 2016 election in the name of voter integrity and news accuracy.
Sen. Johnson presses Twitter CEO Dorsey for evidence Hunter Biden story is disinformation campaign
Sen. Ron Johnson pressed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on his company's decision to block the spread of a New York Post story that was highly critical of Democratic nominee Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden.