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Elon Musk Says His Deal to Buy Twitter Is on Hold
The Tesla CEO dropped the bombshell on Friday morning, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform.
Facebook Took Down a China-Linked COVID-19 Disinformation Campaign
The disinformation campaign revolved around a post made by a Swiss biologist that did not actually exist, and involved Chinese government officials.
Facebook Says It Already Deleted More Than 2 Billion Fake Accounts This Year
Facebook announced Thursday that the company killed more than 2 billion fake accounts in the first quarter.
Inside a Reddit Sockpuppet Operation
According to multiple Reddit moderators, someone called "Aaron" has approached them to be part of a spam marketing campaign, with a particular focus on cryptocurrency and blockchain-linked projects.
Facebook just axed a bunch of “bad actors” meant to influence the U.S. election
The company torched 32 bad actor accounts and pages from Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday.
The Bots That Are Changing Politics
A taxonomy of politibots, a swelling force in global elections that cannot be ignored.
I Spoke to One of the Male Victims of My Weird Catfish Drama
When he stopped talking to her, the cyber charlatan told him—via other fake accounts of her "friends"—that she'd intentionally overdosed on heroin.