Fast-Growing Alternative To Facebook, Twitter Finds Right-Wing Surge 'Messy' Social network MeWe began as a privacy-focused alternative to Facebook. Trump supporters and right-wing groups disillusioned with mainstream social media have flocked to it since the Jan. 6 riot. Shannon Bond
YouTube Joins Twitter, Facebook In Taking Down Trump's Account After Capitol Siege The move, which suspends the president's account for a week, comes after the video platform said a livestream of his remarks on Tuesday violated YouTube's community standards. Jaclyn Diaz
Parler sues Amazon after the tech giant boots the app from its servers ‘Laws about social media that oversee what is allowed, or is not allowed, are really old and long predate this form of technology.’ Kim Malcolm
Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, Others Ordered To Explain What They Do With User Data The Federal Trade Commission gave nine social media and tech companies 45 days to hand over details on how they collect user data. It is the latest move by government actors to regulate big tech. Jaclyn Diaz
'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic. Shannon Bond
Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler; Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter Backed by Rebekah Mercer, Parler now one of the most downloaded smartphone apps, as conservatives complaining of censorship by Facebook and Twitter seek out other social media alternatives. Shannon Bond
From Steve Bannon To Millennial Millie: Facebook, YouTube Struggle With Live Video Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok have stepped up efforts to curb the spread of misinformation about the election, but researchers say falsehoods thrive nearly unchecked on live videos. Bobby Allyn
Black And Latino Voters Flooded With Disinformation In Election's Final Days Hoaxes and misleading posts aimed at depressing turnout have spread on social media. Experts say it outpaces 2016, when Black voters were the top target of Russian-backed disinformation. Shannon Bond
TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation The action hardens the video-sharing app's previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app but let the videos remain. Bobby Allyn
Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing New York Post Story About Joe Biden The social media companies said they wanted to slow the spread of possibly false information. But their actions drew charges of censorship from President Trump and his's allies. Shannon Bond
