Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos
Tech companies have stepped up efforts to tackle misinformation on their services ahead of next year's U.S. presidential elections.
US: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on users
The Saudi government recruited two Twitter employees to get personal account information of their critics, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Following Twitter's ban, the pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too
Facebook's policy is to accept paid political ads from candidates without fact-checking them or censoring them, even if they contain lies.
Twitter bans all political advertisements
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.
Tech Talk: Twitter shuts some accounts down
Twitter has taken action to stop posts by some fringe groups. Ryan Eldridge, co-founder of Nerds on Call Computer Repair, spoke to KTVU News @ 4P about the developments.