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What's happening Misinformation on Twitter could be cut in half if the social network implemented a handful of stricter measures, a new study finds. Why it matters Misinformation has become a threat to public health, but it's unclear if social networks will take the steps needed to slow the spread on their platforms. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are rife with misinformation that can easily go viral. One study looked at millions of tweets and found that a handful of steps could be taken to slow the spread of false information on Twitter. Researchers with the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public found that combining multiple measures -- including deplatforming repeat misinformation offenders, removing false claims and warning people about posts that contain false information -- could reduce the volume of misinformation on Twitter by 53.4%. The study's findings were published in the journal Nature last week.  Using just one of those measures can slow down misinformation, but there are diminishing returns if taking only one step, said Jevin West, one of the co-authors of the paper and an associate professor at the University of Washington Information School. By combining multiple measures, there can be a significant…

Andrew Bogut won’t stop talking about Kendall Jenner following the news of her breakup with Suns star Devin Booker. The former NBA center, 37, took another jab at the supermodel on Twitter Tuesday in an “apology” tweet for his initial Jenner diss during last week’s 2022 NBA Draft. “I would like to formally apologize for this tweet,” Bogut wrote. “My scout take forgot to include the elite level of rebounding. I will do better in the future.” Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker together in Italy before their breakup.GC Images Andrew Bogut playing in Australia in 2020.Getty Images Bogut’s message Tuesday followed his initial post that read: “With the 2022 NBA draft completion yesterday, one big name has yet to find a home. Which team will snap up KendallJenner ?? Solid talent, versatile. ?? marks around team culture + habit of endless self promotion. Doctors will need to do medical as body has been banged up.” Jenner, 26, and Booker, 25, split after two years of dating, according to multiple reports last week. A source told Page Six that the model and three-time NBA All-Star are focused on their respective careers. The pair reunited in photos taken at SoHo House in Malibu…

Info-techSets July 4 deadline after which the microblogging site stands to lose its intermediary status With rise in communal disturbances across the country in the last few weeks, the government has issued a notice to micro-blogging site Twitter to comply with all its past orders by July 4.This is not the first time the government has written to the US-based company regarding compliance. The company has been at loggerheads with the government on several occasions over the last few years. Intermediary status According to sources at MeitY, it has set a deadline of July 4, failing which Twitter may lose intermediary status, which means it will be liable for all the comments posted on its platform. On June 26, the microblogging site submitted a list of over 80 accounts and tweets it has blocked based on a request from the government in 2021. The request was to block multiple accounts and some tweets from international advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians and supporters of the farmers’ protest.Government sources said there are several other orders, which Twitter is yet to comply with and they have been given a final deadline now.Most of the requests sent are under Section 69A of the…

Orlando, Florida. October 5, 2019. Elmo dancing in Sesame Street Party Parade at SeaworldPhoto: Shutterstock Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) isn’t afraid to step into a fight… with Muppets. While the politician fled severe weather in his home state while thousands of residents endured freezing temperatures without electricity or heat, the stalwart conservative is more than happy to take a swing at Elmo because the puppet got vaccinated against COVID-19. Related: Conservatives viciously mocked for banning Big Bird, Bert & Ernie from their conference And this isn’t the first time Cruz has put on his boxing gloves to spar with a children’s puppet. Last year, he opted to take on Big Bird and handily lost that time as well. Cruz’s ire was piqued by a video produced by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, in partnership with the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is part of the show’s ongoing campaign to keep kids and parents safe during the coronavirus pandemic. In the brief spot, available in both English and Spanish, the three-year-old red monster gets his coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine has now been approved for children under age five. “I had a lot of questions…

Elon Musk looks at his mobile phone in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US January 19, 2020. — Reuters/File Musk has been silent on Twitter since June 21. Journalist claims interviewing Musk off Twitter and says that he was healthy.Some say he is distancing himself from debate over US Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion laws.The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is known for his interesting and controversial statements on Twitter. He often shares memes and is accustomed to tweeting several times a day, but since June 21, his Twitter account has been silent.The world's richest man didn't even hint that he was taking a break from Twitter, which is why many of his followers are asking where Elon Musk is.On June 27, a technology expert, Eli David, asked in a tweet, "Where is Elon Musk?"The same question was asked by the World of Engineering's Twitter account.A journalist claimed that he had interviewed Musk off Twitter and that he was healthy, meaning he was not away from Twitter due to an illness.The last time Musk tweeted a photo was on June 21.Some theorise his silence suggests that he is distancing himself from the debate over the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion laws.Another…

A Twitter account claiming to represent Lake Superior, the largest of America's Great Lakes, has garnered attention on social media over a string of tweets opposing the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.Last week's ruling overturning the nearly 50-year-old decision protecting pregnant women's right to choose to have an abortion drew contrasting reactions.While pro-life Conservatives welcomed the end of national abortion rights, with the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion rights research organization, estimating that 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortions, activists opposed to the change have taken to the streets in cities across the U.S.The response has been similarly vociferous on social media, with celebrities like Selena Gomez and Bette Midler making headlines after voicing their opposition to the plans on Twitter, while a previous story centering on Brigitte Bardot's experience of having an abortion blew up on TikTok.Yet arguably one of the strongest responses among those opposing the change has come from what appears to be a parody Twitter account created to pay tribute to Lake Superior.Tweeting out to 126,000 followers, the account @LakeSuperior does not appear to have any official affiliation with the freshwater lake of the same name.Up until recently, the account largely…

The racial slur “Uncle Clarence” was trending on Twitter today as leftists on the platform lashed out against the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned Roe v. Wade, along with death threats against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in particular. In a landmark 5-4 ruling this Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling which made abortion legal across the U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett joined Samuel Alito in the majority opinion, with liberal Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan dissenting. Almost immediately, leftists took to Twitter to make their feelings known — often straying into threats of violence. In tweets that as of now remain on the platform, a number of Twitter users made death threats against Clarence Thomas, who is widely perceived to be the most conservative Supreme Court Justice. We should kill Clarence Thomas — 💛Fancy Chips! 💙 (@FancyChipss) June 25, 2022 “We should kill Clarence Thomas,” said one Twitter user in response to another who said they “did not know how to realistically stop” the undoing of “decades of progress.” Kill Clarence ThomasKILL CLARENCE THOMAS#WeWontGoBack pic.twitter.com/QybF8AGm0o — funny little RODENT (@oiliers) June 25, 2022 “Kill Clarence…

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The man behind the high-profile Twitter account @PRGuy17 was forced to go public after right-wing commentator Avi Yemini threatened to pursue defamation action against him.The man behind the high-profile Twitter account @PRGuy17, has revealed his identity in a bid to raise money for a defamation battle.Jeremy Maluta identified himself as the person behind the account in a video published by YouTuber FriendlyJourdies on Friday.Mr Maluta was forced to go public after right-wing commentator Avi Yemini threatened to pursue defamation action against the identity behind the embattled account.Stream your news live & on demand with Flash for $8/month and no lock in contracts. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022Twitter has previously refused to unveil the identity - unless ordered to by a court.The pro-Labor account has gained more than 95,000 followers since joining Twitter in March 2020.The account has been highly critical of mainstream media and is a staunch supporter of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, using the hashtag #IStandWithDan as he implemented one of the world's harshest lockdown restrictions.Mr Maluta, who spoke in an hour-long interview with FriendlyJourdies, told followers he has no PR or social media experience and has no connections to Mr Andrews."I…

Japan's Supreme Court has ordered social media giant Twitter to delete tweets showing a man's arrest record. The plaintiff, who was arrested on suspicion of intrusion in 2012 and fined about 750 dollars in a summary order, had asked Twitter to remove the tweets. He argued that the posts, which cited news articles that revealed his name and arrest record, affected his job-search efforts as his information remained accessible. Regarding removal of online details of arrest histories, the top court ruled in a 2017 decision on search engine Google, that such data could be deleted if protection of privacy clearly outweighs the freedom of making the information public. Whether the criteria could be applied to Twitter had been a point of contention. In 2019, a district court ordered Twitter to delete the tweets, arguing that Twitter's operation didn't have a foundation of information distribution like search sites. It also said that as more than seven years had passed since the plaintiff paid the fine, the need to continue disclosing his record had diminished. But a high court said that the platform did have a foundation of information distribution, and ruled that it was not required to remove the posts. The…