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A small number of ‘superspreaders’ are propagating most of the misinformation on Twitter, study finds
Building on our understanding on the spread of misinformation on social media, a team of analysts a…
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That Chipotle portion-size social media drama might mean more 'generous' meals for some customers
Chipotle has been retraining staff at some restaurants after a social media debate about small port…
Alex Bitter
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Wealthy Chinese influencers are being banned from social media for flaunting lavish lifestyles
A social media influencer dubbed "China's Kim Kardashian" lost access to his accounts after China l…
Jyoti Mann
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It took a messy school bus stabbing for China to finally do something about extreme nationalism on social media
China's tech firms issued warnings about anti-Japan posts after a 55-year-old Chinese woman died tr…
Matthew Loh
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US offers $10 million for intel on Russian military media outlet Rybar amid election interference allegations
The US said that Rybar, a Russian war blog, has attempted to "advance pro-Russian and anti-Western …
Rebecca Rommen
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Ozempic influencers are angry after TikTok's crackdown on weight loss content
Ozempic influencers could soon be extinct on TikTok due to a new set of community guidelines.
Jordan Hart
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Some Russians are resisting the state's 'all-pervasive' crackdown on war dissidents – and paying for it
Russians are resisting the government's crackdown on war dissidents and paying for it with jail sen…
Katie Balevic
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China is stepping up its iPhone crackdown
Staff in state firms and government departments in at least eight Chinese provinces are being told …
Tom Carter
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Netflix's password crackdown worked. It could have more tricks to lure subscribers.
Netflix added 13.1 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2023 after rolling out a cheaper su…
Lloyd Lee
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7 Target workers fired after buying Stanley cups say they were caught off guard by the crackdown
Multiple workers said Target fired them even though they believed they were following the rules for…
Dominick Reuter
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Bigwigs at 'China's Uber' Didi and Lenovo have retreated from the social media platform Weibo, joining other Chinese tech moguls who are hiding from public view
Didi's Jean Liu and her father, Lenovo head Liu Chuanzhi, are the latest tech leaders to pull back …
Weilun Soon
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China is in damage-control mode after its crackdown on video games sparked an $80 billion market meltdown
China's announcement of new draft rules targeting online gaming sparked a $80 billion markets sello…
Huileng Tan
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TikTok's opposite approach to Instagram is winning the social media race.
Instagram is in its flop era, going the way of its sister company Facebook. And the platform really…
Diamond Naga Siu
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Chinese influencer Ping Rong was fined roughly $10 million for tax evasion as China continues its crackdown on the booming live-streaming industry
She's the latest celebrity to be targeted as China continues its scrutiny of the rich as part of a …
Waiyee Yip
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Instagram celebrates its 10th birthday with a map of your old Stories, custom home-screen icons, and anti-bullying warnings
Instagram has also begun labelling accounts and posts it believes are "partially or wholly under th…
Kate Duffy
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China's crackdown on Foxconn, one of Apple's biggest suppliers, shows Beijing is willing to sacrifice its economy for political power
China launched tax probes into Foxconn, whose founder is joining Taiwan's presidential race — which…
Huileng Tan
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The CFTC's suit against Binance marks a deepening crackdown on the crypto industry
Insider's Phil Rosen breaks down the latest regulatory action to hit the crypto industry and celebr…
Phil Rosen
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A country just banned TikTok because it disrupts 'social harmony' and 'family structure'
Some Nepalese activists say the crackdown on social media is a government attempt to suppress free …
Polly Thompson
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China is requiring influencers to have 'qualifications' to discuss law, medicine, and finance during live-streaming sessions
Live-streamers have also been banned from publishing content that "denies the leadership of the Com…
Waiyee Yip
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K-pop fan accounts on social media were suspended for 'irrational star-chasing behavior' amid China's crackdown on its entertainment industry
Chinese social-media site Weibo suspended fan accounts for 21 prominent K-pop bands, including BTS …