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Analysis | The Technology 202: Researchers warn misinformation on Facebook threatens to undermine Biden's climate agenda

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This article was published more than&nbsp;1 year agoCommentGift Sharewith Aaron SchafferAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAvaaz is calling on the administration to adopt a national disinformation strategy, which would focus on addressing online falsehoods across government. The group also wants the administration to move quickly to appoint a special envoy to the Global Engagement Center to ensure misinformation is not undermining cooperation on climate change.&nbsp;The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the Federal Trade Commission's powers.&nbsp;AdvertisementOracle resellers sold technology to police in China, raising human rights concerns.Advertisement“We deny transactions for any unlawful or unauthorized military work, consistent with the export laws and regulations at the time of the original transaction, and applicable to any ongoing provision of product support," Oracle spokeswoman Jessica Moore told The Intercept when asked about the documents.&nbsp;An internal Facebook report acknowledged the social network was used to incite the Capitol riot.AdvertisementTwitter reacted to the Facebook story exactly how you would expect. Journalist Alex Kantrowitz:"Do better next time" is basically Facebook's slogan at this point — Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz)Shannon McGregor, an assistant professor at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media:like the idea that real = good is such a sweet idea of human behavior and coordination, but is WILDLY naive and dangerous ... obvi— Shannon McGregor, PhD (@shannimcg)Georgia Public Broadcasting reporter Stephen Fowler:“Hindsight is 20/20, at the time, it was very difficult to know whether what we were seeing was a coordinated effort to delegitimize the election, or whether it was free expression by users who were afraid and confused and deserved our empathy.”Is FB run by ostriches? — stephen fowler (@stphnfwlr)Happy (belated) Earth Day!Save the otters, etc ✌️ — Washington Post TikTok Guy 🕺🏼 (@davejorgenson)CommentsGift ArticleTOP STORIESThe BriefingDon’t miss reporting and analysis from the Hill and the White House.Try a different topic or to save your preferences

This article was published more than&nbsp;1 year agoCommentGift Sharewith Aaron SchafferAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAvaaz is calling on the administration to adopt a national disinformation strategy, which would focus on addressing online falsehoods across government. The group also wants the administration to move quickly to appoint a special envoy to the Global Engagement Center to ensure misinformation is not undermining cooperation on climate change.&nbsp;The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the Federal Trade Commission's...

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