It's getting harder to trust anything online. Is that a bug, or a feature? Thanks to a proliferation of news hubs and social platforms, our world as guided by the internet is more individualized than ever. While sifting through the noise, is there somewhere we can all trust is true and accurate? Alec Cowan
Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Reversing Earlier Policy CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who previously considered such claims free speech, said his thinking has "evolved." Survivors had lobbied the social network to remove posts that deny the Holocaust. Shannon Bond
Twitter Expands Warning Labels To Slow Spread of Election Misinformation The social media company wants users to pause and think before they share tweets, in an effort to reduce the amplification of false claims. Shannon Bond
Tiny Changes Let False Claims About COVID-19, Voting Evade Facebook Fact Checks A new report highlights how easy it is to spread hoaxes on Facebook, despite the tech giant's increasing efforts to stop misinformation about the coronavirus and the election. Shannon Bond
British Company Tests A Jet Suit That Could Change Future Of Emergency Care Gravity Industries teamed up with local paramedics to test a paramedic jet suit in northern England for what could be the future of emergency medical care.
Facebook Vows To Crack Down On Voter Intimidation In Election The social network announced new measures to prevent misinformation, threats and confusion surrounding the election, but said it would let Donald Trump Jr's call for an 'army of poll watchers' stand. Shannon Bond
Getting Lots Of Political Messages On Your Phone? Welcome To 'The Texting Election' Texting has become a cheap and easy way for political campaigns to reach out to voters. But not everyone's happy about it. Jim Zarroli
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
Twitter Announces Changes To Image Cropping Amid Bias Concern In a blog post, the social media giant said it would review how preview images are cropped after some users recently posted examples white faces being selected over Black faces. Jason Slotkin
Social Media Companies Brace For Post-Election Threats With so many people voting by mail, experts warn final results of the 2020 election may be delayed — opening the door for misinformation on social media. What are the platforms doing to prepare? Shannon Bond