Kurt Wagner

The new feature by Twitter, available only in a few markets, will let users notify the company about alleged misinformation in the same way they can alert Twitter to spam or abuse.

Twitter will let users report misinformation for first time

August 18, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.

Twitter Inc. is adding an option for users to report misinformation to the company, but says the expanded ability to flag tweets won't necessarily lead to more fact-checking or labels...

Media and guests mingle before a Jan. 9, 2019, tour of Facebook's offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The social media company may need to build its next big app or service internally because any acquisitions will be scrutinized.

Coming soon from Facebook: New tool, Super, will let fans pay celebs for face time

December 16, 2020 at 8:38 p.m.

Facebook is building a new video product that will let people pay content creators or celebrities for the chance to interact with them during a live broadcast. The tool, called...

Twitter will prompt some users to read before retweeting

June 11, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. will prompt some users to click links to other websites before retweeting them, part of an effort to discourage the spread of misinformation and foster...

An AFP journalist views a video on Jan. 25, 2019, manipulated with artificial intelligence to potentially deceive viewers, or "deepfake" at his desk in Washington, D.C.Twitter will start labeling, and in some cases removing, doctored or manipulated media users share on the platform beginning next month.

Twitter will label, remove ‘deepfake’ videos under new policy

February 5, 2020 at 6:23 p.m.

Twitter Inc. will start labeling, and in some cases removing, doctored or manipulated media that users share on the platform beginning next month. The policy includes deepfake videos that have...

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