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Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies President Trump signs an executive order aimed at limiting the broad legal protections enjoyed by social media companies days after Twitter fact-checked two of his tweets. Bobby Allyn
Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media After Twitter Adds Warning To His Tweets Tensions between President Trump and Twitter escalate as he tweets a threat to "strongly regulate" or shut down social media platforms, which he accuses of silencing conservative viewpoints. Avie Schneider
Meet The Security Chief Making A Cowboy Museum's Social Media Feeds Extra Delightful Through the coronavirus pandemic, security guard Tim Tiller is often at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum solo, keeping an eye out for anything amiss — and finding just the right selfie. Catherine Whelan
Hoping To Save The Postal Service, People Rush To Buy Stamps People are taking to social media to urge support for the U.S. Postal Service, which is in a financial crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Austin Horn
Fake Facts Are Flying About Coronavirus. Now There's A Plan To Debunk Them Rumors and untruths are spreading online — from conspiracy theories about the origin of the virus to outlandish treatments. Malaka Gharib
WA state's dispute with Facebook leaves campaigns in a pinch You've probably seen political ads for state and local candidates in your Facebook feed. Well, if you live in Washington State -- you shouldn't be. Paige Browning
FEC Commissioner Rips Facebook Over Political Ad Policy: 'This Will Not Do' Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub says Facebook's "weak plan suggests the company has no idea how seriously it is hurting democracy." Bill Chappell
January 2nd | How to rethink gendered insults The author of "Wordslut" on reclaiming the English language. Washington state's new 2020 laws. And how to pay less attention to your phone. Bill Radke
Scrunchie Cat And Friends: Global Social Media Moments We Loved In 2019 They're sweet. And funny! And weird! Here's a sampling of viral videos, tweets and TikToks from around the world. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
