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Facebook’s Decisions Were ‘Setbacks for Civil Rights,’ Audit Finds

New York Times
July 8, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Auditors handpicked by Facebook to examine its policies said that the company had not done enough to protect people on the platform from discriminatory posts and ads…

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‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era

New York Times
June 27, 2020

WASHINGTON — Four minutes into a video that was posted on Instagram last month, Justin Bieber leaned into the camera and adjusted the front of his black knit beanie. For…

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‘TikTok Grandma’ Who Helped Tank Trump Rally Now Works for Biden

New York Times
June 26, 2020

Last weekend, Mary Jo Laupp was enjoying a quiet night at a birthday party for her granddaughter — until she picked up her phone and her world flipped upside down.…

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TikTok Teens Claim They Tanked Trump Rally

New York Times
June 21, 2020

ImagePresident Trump taking the stage in Tulsa, Okla. on June 20.Credit…Leah Millis/Reuters President Trump’s campaign promised huge crowds[1] at his rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, but it failed to…

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A Conspiracy Made in America May Have Been Spread by Russia

New York Times
June 15, 2020

The night of the Iowa caucuses last February, Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, logged into Twitter to find the hashtag #RobbyMookCaucusApp trending across the country. Pundits on both…

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Biden Prepares Attack on Facebook’s Speech Policies

New York Times
June 11, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Biden presidential campaign, emboldened by a recent surge in support, is going after a new target: Facebook. After months of privately battling the tech giant over President…

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Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyber Risks to the Presidential Election

New York Times
June 8, 2020

With the general election less than 150 days away, there are rising concerns that the push for remote voting prompted by the pandemic could open new opportunities to hack the…

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Chinese Hackers Target Email Accounts of Biden Campaign Staff, Google Says

New York Times
June 5, 2020

WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers are targeting the personal email accounts of campaign staff members working for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.[1], Google said on Thursday, while confirming previous…

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Snapchat Stopped Promoting Trump Account

New York Times
June 3, 2020

WASHINGTON — Snap said on Wednesday that it had stopped promoting the Snapchat account of President Trump after determining that his public comments off the site could incite violence, in…

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Presidential Election of 2020

Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyber Risks to the Presidential Election

Chinese Hackers Target Email Accounts of Biden Campaign Staff, Google Says

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