Health Facebook, Twitter Take Action After Trump Falsely Claims Flu Deadlier Than COVID-19 The president, who is being treated for COVID-19, has been downplaying the severity of the disease. He said falsely that, compared with the flu, COVID-19 is "in most populations far less lethal." Merrit Kennedy Scott Hensley
National Facebook, Twitter And TikTok Say Wishing Trump's Death From COVID-19 Is Not Allowed All three tech companies confirmed that posts expressing the hope that the president does not recover from COVID-19 will be removed for violating each platform's content policies. Bobby Allyn
Politics When The Voting Is Done: Facebook, Twitter On 'High Alert' For Post-Election Threats If results of the presidential election are delayed, false claims and other misinformation could thrive online, forcing Facebook and Twitter to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Shannon Bond
Technology Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will Facebook critics are banding together to monitor misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression on the social network because, they argue, it has fallen short. Shannon Bond
Politics Trump Warns Social Media As Justice Department Aims To Weaken Tech's Legal Shield The Justice Department's proposal would hold Facebook and Twitter more accountable for users' posts. One critic says the Trump administration is "trying to work the refs ahead of the election." Shannon Bond
National Can Circuit Breakers Stop Viral Rumors On Facebook, Twitter? False claims that blame left-wing activists for wildfires in Oregon have spread on social media. To stop the rumors, some experts say platforms should take inspiration from the stock market. Shannon Bond
National Celebrities Boycott Facebook And Instagram For A Day Over Disinformation, Hate Speech Some of the most prominent users of the social media platforms called for a 24-hour boycott to protest Facebook's failure to control disinformation and hate speech. Mark Katkov
Technology Google Will Block Its Autocomplete Suggestions For Some Election-Related Searches The company said its new policy would eliminate search predictions that could be seen as favoring a political candidate or as making claims about "the integrity or legitimacy of electoral processes." Jason Slotkin
National Twitter's New Rules Aim To Prevent Confusion Around The 2020 Vote Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors. Shannon Bond
National Top Facebook Official: Our Aim Is To Make Lying On The Platform 'More Difficult' Facebook's head of security policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said that the company is working harder than ever to counteract efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Ashish Valentine
