Researchers found that fact-check tags located immediately below or near a social media post can generate more positive attitudes toward vaccines than misinformation alone, and perceived source expertise makes a difference.
The Facebook and Twitter suspensions represented a landmark moment for America's social media giants and the most visible demonstration yet of their absolute power.
The former Google consultant made the comments after social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook banned President Trump’s account after the deadly riots that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol last week.
For around a decade, a meme has circulated on social media depicting a youngish white man in a shirt and tie, frantically gesturing toward a wall covered in paper ephemera-envelopes, handwritten notes-connected by red string.
Social media giant Facebook said earlier this week that it will remove all content containing the phrase "stop the steal" in order to cut down on "content that could incite further violence."
California's Oakland Police Department has taken up to 100 city-owned phones from officers who are members of its Crime Reduction Team as it investigates links to a controversial social media account.
