May 17, 2018

Facebook crushes 583 million fake accounts in 3 months

On a daily basis, it disables millions of fake accounts before they ever hatch.

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January 23, 2018

Twitter will email 677,775 users who engaged with Russian election trolls

It's found and banned thousands more automated Russian accounts, and it's planning for detecting such accounts better in time for mid-terms.

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January 03, 2018

Facebook ditches fake news flag, admits it was making things worse

The red flag was waving in the faces of bullishly entrenched, deeply held beliefs, so instead Facebook is just going to give "more context."

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November 27, 2017

Facebook tool will reveal if you were fooled by Russian propaganda

Facebook says that Russia-backed posts reached 126 million Americans during the 2016 US election.

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October 24, 2017

Twitter reveals plan for tackling abuse. Again.

A leaked memo detailed Twitter's latest attempt to crack down on trolls.

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October 03, 2017

How a Twitter troll was slain

After two months tracking down the troll, what does Foxlin think of Twitter support? "Twitter support was a bot"

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September 07, 2017

Thought you’d blocked a Twitter user? Here’s how they can still dogpile you

A bug means someone you'd rather avoid on Twitter can still view and retweet your posts, even if you've blocked them

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July 21, 2017

Twitter says it’s cracking down on the abuse – but is it?

Twitter's moves to tackle abuse on the platform seem to be making their mark - but there's a way to go before everyone feels safe there

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July 14, 2017

Whose job is it to keep us safe from online harassment?

As more of us report having been the focus of abuse online, what steps can be taken to make the web better while protecting freedom of speech?

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