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As election misinformation continued to rage online, Facebook said Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to
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Joe Biden has seen major support from one constituency in particular in the lead-up to the 2020 election: Big Tech.
Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley have lent their voices — and bank
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Rudy Giuliani was trapped by Sacha Baron Cohen for the sequel to his film "Borat". Donald Trump's personal lawyer denies any inappropriate behavior.
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If Americans decide to accept political violence as a legitimate tool in their pursuit of a worthy goal—police reform—they may soon find themselves in a world far more violent. Standing before a dozen microphones in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Julia Jackson called for prayers and healing—not violence—following the shooting of her son, Jacob Blake. “If Jacob …
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A new national survey of 2,000 Americans I conducted at the Cato Institute finds that 62 percent of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying what they believe because others might find it offensive. This share is up from 58 percent in 2017. Notably, self‐censorship is not a partisan issue. Majorities of Democrats (52 percent), Independents …
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Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives have been discussing a “kill switch” to shut off political advertising after the election is over to curb misinformation, the New York Times reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. Facebook is looking at post-election scenarios that include attempts by President Trump or his campaign to use the …
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President Trump’s re-election campaign is turning up the heat on TikTok. The campaign this week ran ads on Facebook claiming that the wildly popular, Chinese-owned social-media app is spying on its users, linking to a survey asking respondents whether it should be banned in the US. “TikTok is spying on you,” one of the ads …
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As election misinformation continued to rage online, Facebook said Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to
