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Twitter, Facebook remove Trump posts containing misinformation
By ITPro published
News President Trump falsely claims children are “almost immune” from the coronavirus

WhatsApp counters fake viral messages with new fact-check tool
By Justin Cupler published
News The Google-powered feature lets users search whether a story is legit or fake

ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in acquisition bid
By Sarah Brennan published
News If ByteDance doesn’t reach a deal, it’ll explore divesting TikTok’s U.S. operations

Facebook Messenger now features its own lock
By Justin Cupler published
News Now you can lend your phone without worry about someone snooping through your Messenger app

You can now check Twitter DMs right from your timeline
By Justin Cupler published
News Twitter makes DMs more like Facebook messages, but users aren’t happy

Labour Party joins Facebook ad boycott
By Sabina Weston published
News The #StopHateForProfit campaign was started following the alleged murder of George Floyd

Twitter job postings point to a new subscription platform
By Sarah Brennan published
News Twitter stock jumps 7% after job postings mention new subscription platform

TikTok and other Chinese social media apps in danger of US ban
By Tyler Omoth published
News Officials say they’re “looking at” Chinese social media apps to see if they’re security threats
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