Elizabeth Culliford
Recent articles by Elizabeth Culliford
Twitter allows Trump COVID-19 disinfectant videos, blocks '#InjectDisinfectant'
A wish for treatment, not a literal call for people to inject disinfectant.
Apr 27 2020 6:39AM
Facebook gets rid of 'pseudoscience' ad-targeting
Social media giant culls category to curb COVID-19 misinformation.
Apr 24 2020 1:44PM
Twitter debuts 'manipulated media' label on clip of Biden retweeted by Trump
Posted on Saturday by White House social media director Dan Scavino.
Mar 10 2020 6:42AM
Twitter suspends group of pro-Bloomberg accounts over 'platform manipulation'
"Coordinating with or compensating others to engage in artificial engagement."
Feb 24 2020 6:45AM
Paid social media influencers dip toes in US 2020 election
Campaigns look to local, 'authentic' promoters.
Feb 12 2020 2:00PM
Twitter notches first US$1 billion quarterly revenue, beating estimates
Amid efforts to make its platform more user-friendly.
Feb 7 2020 6:19AM
Democrats release tips for US election campaigns to fight online disinformation
Teams should be responsible for monitoring online disinformation about their candidate.
Dec 18 2019 6:44AM
Democrats release tips for US election campaigns to fight online disinformation
Social media giants "come up short" on issue.
Dec 17 2019 1:11PM
Facebook pledges US$130m to content oversight board
Funding for six years of operations.
Dec 16 2019 1:00PM
Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020
'Unforeseen complexities' delay member selection.
Dec 13 2019 12:10PM
Thousands of UK political ads missing from Facebook archive searches
Facebook unsure why campaign transparency data missing.
Dec 11 2019 1:20PM
Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws
To give users more information about what data advertisers might receive.
Dec 3 2019 7:00AM
Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data
Curtails ability of advertisers to segment and target.
Nov 21 2019 12:48PM
Activist Sharpton takes Facebook ad concerns to Zuckerberg's home
"No-holds-barred meeting" with Zuckerberg over decision not to fact-check.
Nov 6 2019 6:58AM
Facebook announces new steps to clamp down on misinformation ahead of 2020 election
To combat misinformation and voter suppression .
Oct 22 2019 6:56AM
Six things Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff in leaked audio
Addresses questions from staff in two internal July meetings.
Oct 2 2019 6:59AM
Facebook, Microsoft launch contest to detect deepfake videos
After House Intelligence Committee Chairman demanded details of countermeasure plans.
Sep 6 2019 12:21PM
Twitter CEO's hacked account sends racist tweets before being secured
Sending curse words to 4 million followers before account re-secured.
Sep 2 2019 12:20AM
Facebook tightens rules for US political advertisers ahead of 2020 election
Requires new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram.
Aug 29 2019 1:22PM
Online conservatives expect to vent social media frustrations at White House
Carpe Donktum gets an invite to summit.
Jul 11 2019 1:30PM
