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Google, Facebook to pay $450K for Washington state violation
SEATTLE (AP) — Google and Facebook have agreed to pay $455,000 to settle allegations that they failed to keep proper records about who was paying for campaign ads on their sites, Washington state Attorney General…
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The Latest: Judge orders Flynn to stay within 50 miles of DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and the Russia investigation (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Judge Emmet Sullivan is throwing another wrench into former national security adviser Michael…
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Tom Hanks, Rob Reiner and more stars mourn Penny Marshall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrities offer their thanks, remembrances and condolences on the death of actress-director Penny Marshall, who died Monday at 75. ___ “I loved Penny. I grew up with her. She was born…
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Social media and misinformation: It’s a game of whack-a-mole
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a high-stakes game of whack-a-mole with no end in sight. Social media companies are fighting an expensive and increasingly complex battle against Russian trolls who are using catchy memes, bots…
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Lawmaker apologizes for tweet urging aide: ‘Kill yourself!’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state senator apologized Tuesday for what he called a “poor choice of words” after sending a tweet to a legislative staffer urging her to kill herself. Democrat Kevin…
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Settlement requires ‘anti-hate training’ for internet troll who harassed AU student
An internet troll who harassed a black Amercan University student with racist messages on social media has agreed to a court settlement requiring him to get “anti-hate training,” apologize in writing and on video and publicly renounce white supremacy.
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Women filmed helping children smoke pot sentenced to jail
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Two women seen on social media video helping three children smoke marijuana in North Carolina have now been sentenced to jail time. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that 18-year-old Candice Little was…
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Kremlin denies roiling US politics through social media
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has rejected as baseless reports about a Russian political disinformation campaign on U.S. social media. Reports released by the Senate intelligence committee Monday suggested that Moscow’s efforts to help Donald…
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Report: Russia still using social media to roil US politics
A report compiled by private researchers and expected to be released Monday by the Senate intelligence committee says that “active and ongoing” Russian interference operations still exist on social media platforms, and that the Russian operation discovered after the 2016 presidential election was much broader than once thought.
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Key takeaways from new reports on Russian disinformation
Russians seeking to influence U.S. elections through social media had their eyes on Instagram and the black community. These were among the findings in two reports released Monday by the Senate intelligence committee. Separate studies…
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UPS Store Twitter account gets heat for icy tweet on letters to Santa
“What’s your problem?” went one typical reply. “WHO HURT YOU?” went another. “Bah Humbug,” went a third. “This pretty much sums of 2018.” And so on.
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Officer posts message to teen ticketed for speeding
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A police officer in a Cleveland suburb posted a message on social media after ticketing an 18-year-old for driving 100 mph (161 kph) in a 65 mph (105 kph) zone.…
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South Africa’s former leader joins Twitter amid legal woes
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s former president, who faces corruption charges, has taken to Twitter. “It’s me, Jacob Zuma,” the ex-leader says in an introductory video posted on the social media site in the last…
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Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia, found dead
Colin Kroll, a tech executive who co-founded the HQ Trivia app, has died. He was 35.
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Israeli PM’s son gets temporary ban on Facebook
JERUSALEM (AP) — Facebook has blocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair for 24 hours after he wrote a post criticizing the social media platform as “thought police” and sharing previously banned content. Yair…
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