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Analysis: Pinterest bans misinformation about voting and the census (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 15:54Sen Warren Warren issues new disinformation pledge, promising to hold Facebook, Google and Twitter responsible
Democratic presidential candidate Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) pledged that her campaign would not share falsehoods or promote fraudulent accounts on social media, part of a new plan to battle back disinformation and hold Facebook, Google and Twitter “responsible” for its spread.
Martin O'Malley: Want to fix the presidential primaries? Revive the fairness and equal time doctrines. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 19:04A New York Times journalist was targeted by spyware linked to Saudi Arabia (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 14:14Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 06:48Facebook, Google and Twitter scramble to stop misinformation about coronavirus (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/27/2020 - 16:45Analysis: These scientists are trying to help Congress get smarter about tech
The Government Accountability Office's Science and Technology Assessment and Analytics group, created in 2019, is ramping up its work: It wants to double its current ranks of about 70 people providing technical assessments to Congress on topics such as artificial intelligence in health care or 5G wireless. “At such a time as this, you can't avoid” tech issues, said Tim Persons, GAO's top scientist tasked with leading the group. "There's so much disruption going on and so much potential for good in solving our complex adaptive systems problems of the day.