Terrorists use social media to slander; let’s not do the same

The method represents something far more dangerous than a single smear campaign. It’s a weaponized assault on truth itself.
Yahoo

Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish legacy media companies in Spain scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered Thursday that it must pay news outlets nearly half a ...
The Nation

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who now holds major stakes in TikTok and CBS ...
NetNewsLedgerOpinion

From “Fake News” to “Real Truth”: How Trump, Social Media, and Agenda-Driven Influencers Made Honesty Harder to Find

A landmark study of Twitter rumor cascades found that false news traveled farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than true ...
AOL

Opinion - Will the oblivious establishment media finally learn its lessons in 2026?

Last year was a tough one for the establishment journalism industry. Public trust in the media continues to deteriorate at an accelerating pace. News consumers increasingly rely on social media for ...