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The company removed at least four of these groups and pages after Recode flagged them for posts about shooting BLM protesters.


Once again, the company is facing criticism for letting people incite violence on its platform.


It’s the latest escalation in the battle between the Chinese-owned social media app and the US government.


Twitter loves the ads. Does that matter?


Rather than denouncing conspiracy theorists who the FBI links to domestic terrorism, Trump said he appreciates their support.


For years, the conspiracy theory has spread unchecked on the social media network, amassing millions of followers.


Three-quarters of Americans think that companies “intentionally censor political viewpoints,” according to a new poll from Pew.


But the company still won’t fact-check President Trump’s misleading posts about voting by mail.

PowerPoint activism is everywhere on Instagram. Why do these posts look so familiar?


The company is expanding its hate speech policy to include “harmful stereotypes.”


You can now limit who is allowed to respond to your tweets, which Twitter says is helping reduce harassment.


You may be wondering how an app for sharing viral lip-syncing videos poses a national security threat.


Plus, the digital blackface problem we’re finally talking about.


Doug Leone, who has backed both TikTok and Trump, could be the bridge between the two.

