China’s top cyber authority has scrubbed 9,800 social media accounts of independent news providers deemed to have posted sensational.
Social Media and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Social Media and Democracy section highlights the ongoing saga of how this new type of communications technology impacts the progress of free and fair elections across the globe. Whether social media brings benefit or harm to democracy is an area of heavy debate. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Journalism and Free Speech.
VIDEO: Expert Outlines Proper Role for Social Media Content Moderation
On November 6 2018, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard hosted Tarleton Gillespie in an event on his book “Custodians of the Internet”.
Public Social Media Databases Reveal New Political Ad Tactics
Public databases that shine a light on online political ads; launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s US elections which shows insights of campaign.
Facebook Internal Human Rights Report Shows Mistakes In Burma
A human rights report on Facebook’s presence in Myanmar says it has not done enough to prevent its social network from being used to incite violence.
Facebook Blocked More Than 100 Accounts Prior To US Midterms
Accounts with potential ties to a so-called Russian “troll farm” has been blocked that may have sought to interfere with Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections.
NBC, Fox, Facebook Drop Controversial Trump Campaign Ad
NBC & Fox TV networks drop Trump election ad that appears to show an illegal immigrant bragging about murdering two California sheriff’s deputies in 2014.
As Americans Vote, Facebook Struggles With Misinformation
As U.S. voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday, election will also be a referendum on Facebook the giant has beefed up scrutiny of posted on its site.
Twitter Deletes 10K Accounts That Sought To Discourage US Voting
Twitter deletes 10k accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday’s U.S. election and wrongly appeared to be from Democrats.
How Big Oil Can Dodge Facebook’s New Ad Transparency Rules
We’ve identified 12 ad campaigns in which energy, insurance and other industries masked their sponsorship of political messages on Facebook.
Facebook Caught In An Election-Security Catch-22
Facebook caught in election security catch and bears the blame for undermining democracy and letting civil society unravel if it takes a hands-off attitude.