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Dr. Scott Atlas, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, had one of his tweets removed by Twitter on Sunday. The tweet in question, had Atlas claiming that face masks don’t prevent the spread of coronavirus. Atlas, who
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Facebook is facing its toughest challenge yet: an election complicated by a pandemic, a deeply divided nation lured by conspiracy theories and alternate versions of reality. Is it ready? Here are some of the biggest steps and missteps it’s taken
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“Ask the Q” has been a rallying cry for QAnon believers since the conspiracy theory’s online birth three years ago. They have long claimed that if President Donald Trump was asked about QAnon, his answer would confirm their baseless belief
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Conspiracy believers are likely to have higher “Bullsh*t Receptivity” [yes, psychologists have created a scale for that, the BRS], are more likely to see the world as a malign and dangerous place, and …
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Greetings, earthlings. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, and this week I come to you with lots of essential culture news and a whole lot of hammer: Our digital morass On Wednesday, the German ambassador
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Phantom “exposure notifications” sent out by the NHS Covid-19 tracing app have distressed users who have installed it on their iOS and Android devices. Alerts informing possible exposure to a COVID-19 case appear on users’ phones, but tapping on these notifications
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The efforts of Facebook and Twitter to be seen as neutral platforms ahead of the US election have instead placed them in the limelight. Both social media platforms were caught in a quandary this week when the New York Post
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Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter ban certain posts from its platform. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter ban certain posts from its platform. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images As Election Day nears, Facebook and Twitter
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For a long time, Facebook opted to be on the sidelines of every public health debate and tolerated the spread of anti-vaccination content on its platform. However, this year they decided to change their idle stance and have actively been
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“Ask the Q” has been a rallying cry for QAnon believers since the conspiracy theory’s online birth three years ago. They have long claimed that if President Donald Trump was asked about QAnon, his answer would confirm their baseless belief
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