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15 Fake Verified Twitter Accounts Causing Absolute Chaos
Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $US44 ($61) billion just two weeks ago and he’s already made a complete mess of the social media company. Advertisers are fleeing, literal neo-Nazis are getting verified, and impersonator accounts are running rampant. And Musk needs to figure out a way to make $US1.2 ($2) billion in debt payments each…
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Alex Jones Hit With Nearly $1 Billion in Damages for Lies About Sandy Hook Victims
Listening to the jury verdict of InfoWars’ Alex Jones defamation trial in Connecticut was like hearing a bell toll. Over and over, each line read was like a stake being stabbed into a bloodsucking vampire’s heart: “$US120 ($167) million,” “$US55 ($76) million,” “$US54 ($75) million, $US28,800,000 ($39,980,160)…” each of the 15 individual members on the…
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Meta Took Down Alleged Chinese and Russian ‘Influence Operations’ Focused on U.S. Politics and War in Ukraine
Meta this week said it stepped in to disrupt two online “influence operations,” allegedly originating out of Russia and China. The former marks the “largest and most complex Russian-origin operation,” the company’s moved to disrupt since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, while the latter represents the first Meta-disrupted Chinese network focused on U.S. politics…
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Don’t Worry Y’all, Facebook Says It’s Totally Prepared for the 2022 Midterms
Meta, owner of social media platforms repeatedly cited amongst the top purveyors of falsehoods and fake news, wants you to know it’s super serious about combating lies and bogus claims ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.