Even before the incident, ahead of the presidential elections last October, Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp were filled with misinformation about the integrity of the vote in Brazil, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated Bolsonaro. It doesn’t help that Meta allows misinformation from political candidates to go unchecked, a policy that should have […]
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UN will follow changes in Twitter and considers regulating social networks
The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterresassured this Monday that he is closely following the changes in Twitter and its impact, while considering that it is necessary to regulate social networks to guarantee that they act responsibly. “I believe that social media platforms have a particular responsibility to preserve press freedom and, at the […]
On TikTok, the war in Ukraine alternates between tragedy, humor and disinformation
The war in Ukraine has become the first of the TikTok era, a social network where the conflict is portrayed both through harrowing videos of artillery strikes, advice on cooking in bomb shelters, and misinformation about the Russian invasion. . Since Russia invaded UkraineMillions of people have tuned in to the hugely popular social networking […]
Russians find ways to bypass Putin’s internet blockade
Russians are quickly turning to internet services that hide their location to help circumvent restrictions on access to foreign social media and news sites. Virtual private network providers, or VPNs, have seen a surge in use from Russia after the Kremlin blocked Facebook and other services as part of a broader effort to silence dissent […]