In Reversal, Twitter Is No Longer Blocking New York Post Article
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SAN FRANCISCO — It is the 11th hour before the presidential election. But Facebook and Twitter are still changing their minds. With just a few weeks to go before the…
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Facebook and Twitter Dodge a 2016 Repeat, and Ignite a 2020 Firestorm
Since 2016, when Russian hackers and WikiLeaks injected stolen emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign into the closing weeks of the presidential race, politicians and pundits have called on tech…
As Twitter and Facebook Clamp Down, Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’
SAN FRANCISCO — President Trump called Facebook and Twitter “terrible[1]” and “a monster[2]” and said he would go after them. Senators Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn said they would subpoena…
Riled Up: Misinformation Stokes Calls for Violence on Election Day
In a video posted to Facebook on Sept. 14, Dan Bongino, a popular right-wing commentator and radio host, declared that Democrats were planning a coup against President Trump on Election…
Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election
SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and his lieutenants have watched the presidential race with an increasing sense of alarm. Executives have held…
The Facebook Pages With the Largest Share of Debate Conversation
What are the top Facebook pages engaging users on Tuesday’s presidential debate and their share of the conversation on the social network ahead of the event? It might not be…
Ransomware Attacks Take On New Urgency Ahead of Vote
A Texas company that sells software that cities and states use to display results on election night was hit by ransomware last week, the latest of nearly a thousand such…
Facebook’s Power This Election
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] Charlie Warzel[2] is furious about Facebook. Even when I don’t agree with…
Facebook Takes Down Fake Pages Created in China Aimed at Trump, Biden
WASHINGTON — Facebook has detected limited Chinese operations intended to both help and hurt President Trump’s re-election chances, the company announced on Tuesday, the first public disclosure of Chinese efforts…
TikTok Accepts Deal Revisions as Trump Prepares to Review Proposal
WASHINGTON — The Chinese company that owns TikTok has accepted the Trump administration’s changes to a deal designed to mitigate the White House’s concerns that the popular app poses a…
