Facebook beefs up anti-misinformation efforts ahead of US election
Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.
Chicago looting videos spread on social media: See the footage
Videos circulating on social media purportedly show the widespread looting that happened in Chicago overnight following a police-involved shooting in the city Sunday.
Report: TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over executive order, claiming it is unconstitutional
TikTok plans to file a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order as soon as Tuesday, according to an NPR report.
Chicago to use social media to track tourists violating quarantine; city dismisses comparison to 'Big Brother'
Chicago is doubling down on efforts to enforce its emergency coronavirus travel order, as officials will now be reviewing the social media posts of possible violators as the pandemic continues.
Champaign barbershop targeted by protesters closes
A central Illinois barbershop that became the target of protests by racial justice activists has closed, owner of the property where the shop leased space revealed Friday.
Trump signs executive order banning TikTok and WeChat ‘transactions’ in 45 days
President Donald Trump broadly prohibited unspecified “transactions” with the Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive order Thursday.
CPD fears gang retaliation after Chicago rapper is killed
Police say they fear gang retaliation for the rapper's death.
Facebook removes video of Trump saying children are ‘virtually immune’ to coronavirus, Twitter follows suit
Facebook removed a video posted by President Donald Trump for promoting false and misleading information about the coronavirus pandemic, the company said Wednesday.
TikTok announces new rules to curb misinformation ahead of 2020 election
The Chinese-owned video platform announced new steps to combat misinformation and foreign interference ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday
President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.
Natural Light is offering a mobile-dorm for 1 college student to enjoy ‘freedoms of college’ from home
Natural Light is giving one college student a mobile dorm unit with a flat-screen TV, gaming system, WiFi and, of course, a semester’s worth of Natty Light beer.
Twitter permanently bans former KKK leader David Duke
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has been banned from Twitter for breaking the social media platform’s site’s rules.
'A racist symbol of hate': Woman confronts family displaying Confederate flag towel at Evanston beach
The Facebook Live video was recorded Wednesday afternoon, which has garnered over 140,000 views and a lot of support from the community.
Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr.'s account, deletes video shared by president pushing false COVID-19 treatment
Numerous studies have shown that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for COVID-19.
Trump admits he 'often' regrets tweets, retweets get him 'into trouble', in interview with Barstool Sports CEO
The president told Portnoy there are times when he "loves" using Twitter "too much sometimes," touting the "voice" he has that bypasses what he calls "fake news."
Hackers appear to target Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kanye West, others in bitcoin scam
Messages appearing on their accounts showed statements about bitcoin and promised to “double” payments sent to a bitcoin wallet address.
Twitter says it will add an edit button to tweets when ‘everyone wears a mask’
Twitter users have long asked for the ability to edit their tweets, and now the company has offered to provide one — but there are strings attached.
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads for violating 'organized hate' policy
A red inverted triangle was once used to designate political prisoners in Nazi concentration camps.
Facebook and Instagram will let users turn off political ads ahead of 2020 election
The feature will allow people to turn off all social issue, electoral or political ads from candidates, Super PACs or other organizations that have the "Paid for by" disclaimer on them.
Twitter testing prompt that asks people to read articles before retweeting them
The feature is being tested on Android "to help promote informed discussion," the company said.