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• Facebook will label politicians' posts that violate its policies after all

  Social media companies have always struggled to find the right balance between enabling free speech and while moderating ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Activists are turning TikTok trends into political statements

  TikTok, the viral video sharing platform, has been one of the biggest hits of lockdown. Content that originated on the app, ...

  • The Conversation

• You're probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think

  Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the 2019 UK general election ...

  • The Conversation

• The EU isn't particularly fond of Canada's anti-piracy laws

  The European Commission isn't particularly happy with Canada's copyright policy (or the lack thereof) — and it's got some ...

  • Mix

• Japan minister says cryptocurrency donations to politicians are legal

  Japan's internal affairs and communications minister has said cryptocurrency donations are legal in the country and don't ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Twitter's refusal to dox a cow stymies Republican's $250M lawsuit

  US Rep. Devin Nunes can't seem to catch a break. First, despite his memo blaming Obama and the FBI for all the evils in the ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Trump-appointed NASA head just declared Pluto a planet again

  NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine – a politician who's probably seen one or two episodes of “Cosmos” – has officially declared ...

  • Tristan Greene

• A Putin-opposing politician has raised more than $3M in Bitcoin

  The man thought to be Vladimir Putin's main opponent has received over $3 million (591 BTC) worth of donations in Bitcoin ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• US presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to fix ‘confusing’ cryptocurrency regulations (and give $1,000 to everyone)

  Andrew Yang released a statement on cryptocurrency and digital assets yesterday, making a bid to regulate virtual assets ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• How to stop deepfakes from destroying trust in society

  It has the potential to ruin relationships, reputations, and our online reality. “Deepfake” artificial intelligence technology ...

  • The Conversation

• Study: Trump's bravado isn't an anomaly, it's the culmination of a century-long political trend

  To outsiders, President Trump’s brazen speech and unconventional style may make him seem like an outlier, the sum of leftover ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Politicians don’t have to learn to code, but knowing something about tech would help

  Tech illiteracy in politics is a serious problem

  • Matthew Hughes