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Twitter's board on Monday said Jack Dorsey will remain chief after a management review prompted by an activist investor's effort to push him out of the job.Twitter in March made a deal with key investors to end an effort to oust Dorsey, creating a new committee on the board of directors to keep tabs on company leadership.The plan called for a fresh investment in Twitter by private equity group Silver Lake, and a pledge by the social media group to launch a $2 billion share repurchase plan.The deal also enabled the hedge fund Elliot Management -- which had been pressing to remove Dorsey -- to get its partner Jesse Cohn a seat on the board of the San Francisco-based firm.As part of the agreement, Twitter created a temporary board committee to "build on our regular evaluation of Twitter's leadership structure."Twitter had been facing pressure by Elliott Management, which owns about four percent of the company, to replace Dorsey, amid concerns he has spread himself too thin by running Twitter along with the digital payments firm Square."The committee expressed its confidence in management and recommended that the current structure remain in place," the board said Monday in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.The board endorsed the committee's recommendations.gc/jh

(Reuters) - Twitter and Facebook late on Monday both flagged a post by President Donald Trump that called a U.S. Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania "very dangerous." The U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots in Tuesday's election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, states pivotal to Trump's re-election chances. The decision let stand a ruling by Pennsylvania's top court allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and received up to three days later to be counted. "The Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania is a VERY dangerous one," Trump wrote in his post on both platforms. "It will allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence in the streets. Something must be done!" Twitter added a disclaimer to Trump's tweet, saying that its content was "disputed" and "might be misleading." The action was in line with Twitter's "civic integrity policy," a Twitter spokesman told Reuters, saying that the social media the platform will "significantly restrict engagements" on the tweet. Twitter's disclaimer included a link to information on how voting by mail is "legal and safe." Facebook posted a disclaimer saying that voting by mail and voting in person have a "history of trustworthiness" in the U.S., with voter fraud being extremely rare. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Music superstar Lady Gaga got into an unlikely Twitter feud Sunday with President Donald Trump's reelection campaign after they accused her of being anti-fracking.Democratic challenger Joe Biden announced that Gaga would appear with him Monday evening at a drive-in rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a state crucial to clinching victory on November 3.Trump's team responded immediately, slamming the joint appearance."Nothing exposes Joe Biden's disdain for the forgotten working men and women of Pennsylvania like campaigning with ant-fracking activist Lady Gaga," campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said in a statement posted to Twitter."This desperate effort to drum up enthusiasm for his lackluster candidacy is actually a sharp stick in the eye for 600,000 Pennsylvanians who work in the fracking industry," Murtaugh said, adding that Biden has "repeatedly promised left-wing activists" to end fracking should he take office.Fracking -- gas and oil extraction from deep underground rock using an injection of water and chemicals -- boomed in the mid-2000s thanks to new technology.By 2014, it made the US the world's biggest oil and gas producer. But its costs are high: the drilling triggers earthquakes, while research links its air emissions and water contamination to myriad health problems. It also contributes to global warming when methane leaks out from drilling wells and becomes a highly potent greenhouse gas.Biden favors prohibiting new fracking on public lands and transitioning the country to renewables, but has said he would not eliminate fracking entirely.Lady Gaga clapped back at Murtaugh, tweeting: "HEY TIM HEY @realDonaldTrump SO HAPPY IM GLAD TO BE LIVING RENT FREE in your HEAD. #BidenHarris."The Grammy winner attached an image of Murtaugh's statement, decorated with animated stickers that said "LOL" and "Vote Biden," as well as the message, "Heeeey Donald... #WINNING (also, what is a fracking?) keep your jobs PA... We (heart emoji) You."Murtaugh thanked Gaga for…

New York (CNN Business)A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden making it appear the Democratic presidential nominee forgot what state he was in was viewed more than one million times on Twitter over the weekend. In the video, Biden addresses a crowd — saying, "Hello, Minnesota!" The event did, indeed, take place in St Paul, Minnesota. In the unedited, original video, signs in front of and behind Biden on the stage read "Text MN to 30330" — making it clear the event was in Minnesota. However in the false video, the on-stage signs were edited to read "Tampa, Florida," and "Text FL to 30330."The video was shared on Twitter by a person who accused Biden of forgetting what state he was in.One version of the false video circulating on Twitter was viewed more than 1.1 million times in less than 24 hours. The video was only labeled as "manipulated media" by Twitter on Sunday evening after it had more than 1 million views. The user then deleted the video. President Donald Trump's own team and his supporters have repeatedly pushed misleading videos arguing Biden is not mentally fit for office. Back in March, Trump and his campaign promoted a clip that wrongly made it seem like Biden had endorsed Trump. He, of course, hadn't.In August, White House social media director Dan Scavino shared a video that purported to show Biden falling asleep during a TV interview. Expect the TV interview never happened; the whole thing was fake.In September, the Trump campaign posted a video making it seem like Biden had forgotten the Pledge of Allegiance. He hadn't.And last week the campaign promoted a clip making it seem like Biden said he was running against George Bush, not Trump.The videos appear to be gaining traction among Trump supporters.Before a Trump event…

By Mike Bohn | October 31, 2020 9:50 pm Uriah Hall sent Anderson Silva into retirement on a low on Saturday when he emerged victorious in the UFC on ESPN+ 39 headliner. Hall (16-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) spoiled Silva’s (34-11 MMA, 17-7 UFC) final trip to the octagon when he earned a fourth-round TKO win over the former longtime middleweight champion in the main event matchup, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streamed on ESPN+. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Hall’s victory over “The Spider” at UFC on ESPN+ 39. If this is really the last time, I hope we get to see Anderson at his best tonight. All legends deserve to go out that way. #UFCVegas12 — Patricio Freire (@PatricioPitbull) November 1, 2020 Anderson lands a left and Adesanya jumps up and waves him in — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) November 1, 2020 Anderson circles into the power sound to draw out the power shot, slip and counter — Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) November 1, 2020 Good counter jab from Hall. Silva lands a hook to the body. Combo from Silva sends Hall flying back to the cage. Silva lands a late left as Hall lands a right. Silva with a jab to the body as the round ends. 10-9 Silva round 1. #UFCVegas12 — Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) November 1, 2020 Uriah Hall will forever be one of the most frustrating fighters to watch. The ability has always been there but something mental keeps him from unleashing. It's bizarre to watch someone so gifted hold himself back. — Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) November 1, 2020 Israel Adesanya is everything we thought Uriah Hall was going to be. — Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) November 1, 2020 Too much respect being showing so far — Baldy Ed (@brianboom135)…

UFC By Mike Bohn October 31, 2020 8:25 pm By Mike Bohn | October 31, 2020 8:25 pm Greg Hardy earned one of the more notable wins of his career thus far when he beat Maurice Greene on Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 39. Hardy (7-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), the controversial former NFL star, scored a second-round TKO victory over Greene (9-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in their featured heavyweight matchup, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Hardy’s victory over Greene at UFC on ESPN+ 39. Mike Jackson Greg Hardy is thiccc!… and looks to be an improved fighter. #UFCVegas12 — Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) November 1, 2020 Bloody Elbow Jab from Hardy and a low kick. Another hard low kick for Hardy, and another. Overhand from Hardy. Greene doing a lot of waiting and watching. #UFCVegas12 — Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) November 1, 2020 Kevin Iole Hardy drops Greene and finishes him with strikes on the ground. Referee Herb Dean steps in to stop it. #UFCVegas12 — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) November 1, 2020 Aljamain Sterling Get him his inhaler!!! — Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 1, 2020 Breaking, Greg Hardy, Maurice Greene, Social, UFC on ESPN+ 39, Featured, News, UFC Follow MMAJ! Newsletter Get the day's top stories Success Thanks for signing up. Please check your email for a confirmation. Whoa! Something went wrong. More MMA Junkie

Twitter on Thursday labeled a tweet from Russian state media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) that included a video implying widespread voter fraud is plaguing, and potentially delegitimizing, the U.S. election.Why it matters: It's the first time Twitter has labeled RT's account with a civic integrity label, or a designation used to highlight efforts to manipulate or interfere in elections or other civic processes.What they're saying: "We placed a label on the Tweet you referenced for making potentially misleading claims that could undermine confidence in the election, and to offer more context for anyone who may see the Tweet," a Twitter spokesperson said. "This action is in line with our updated Civic Integrity Policy."Earlier this month, Twitter said it would expand the number of labels it put on tweets to help curb the spread of misinformation surrounding the U.S. election. The big picture: Intelligence officials have warned that Russia is meddling in the U.S. election, and using strategic disinformation campaigns as a weapon to do so. On Thursday, former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told CBS News' Norah O'Donnell that the intelligence community has "full confidence that the Russians are going after our elections," despite the fact that President Trump has disputed that claim.Be smart: Russia will often deploy disinformation using its state-backed media accounts, with hopes that other domestic media outlets will pick it up. Twitter began labeling state-affiliated media accounts in August, which is why the RT account also features a label that says it's "Russia state-affiliated media."The marked tweet, featured below, cannot be shared or commented on.

Rapper Lil Wayne made a big splash on Twitter after he revealed that he met with President Trump, sharing a friendly photo the two of them took together. "Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done," Lil Wayne said. The Platnum Plan is an economic plan rolled out by the Trump campaign aiming to help Black Americans. 50 CENT DOUBLES DOWN ON OPPOSITION TO JOE BIDEN'S TAX PLAN: 'I DON'T WANT TO BE 20CENT'Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., also posted a photo of himself with the president from the meeting that took place on Thursday in Miami, giving a thumbs up to the camera.The tweet sparked praise among conservatives and condemnation from liberals. "There is a difference between pandering and supporting. Democrats say you're not black enough (or gay enough, Muslim enough, female enough) if you support Republicans. They expect the vote.@realDonaldTrump and Republicans won't pander here. That's why there have been in-roads," radio host Jason Rantz tweeted. ICE CUBE DEFENDS WORKING WITH TRUMP CAMPAIGN ON 'PLATINUM PLAN' FOR BLACK AMERICANS"It’s sickening how Lil Wayne and so many rappers I grew up with are selling out to white supremacy," author Frederick Joseph wrote. "All the rappers that have endorsed Trump should start a pac and call it 2 PAC," the Daily Caller's Greg Price quipped. "If you think Donald Trump cares about the Black community beyond their votes next week, you are deluding yourself -- and doing a con man's job for him," Perez Hilton reacted.The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment, Trump Campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh tweeted "This is a BIG deal."It…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday about their content moderation practices, in a hearing that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, promoted like a boxing match; indeed, the event was a circus.Instead of holding the tech titans accountable for their broad decisions, showing any command of how these platforms are reshaping all aspects of everyday life for Americans, or even sticking to the topic at hand, this hearing — like other Republican-led tech hearings in the Trump era — devolved into a banal session of complaining about the alleged suppression of specific conservatives and conservative posts on social media.These stories of alleged suppression tend to be simply anecdotal because the facts simply don’t back up sweeping assertions. We at Media Matters have done study after study after study after study showing that conservative content on Facebook receives significantly greater engagement than other content. The New York Times’ Kevin Roose has shown that the top-performing link posts on U.S. Facebook pages are dominated by conservatives like President Donald Trump, conservative podcaster and Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro and Fox News contributor and conservative news aggregator Dan Bongino.In fact, the examples that conservatives give of alleged censorship are usually just examples of individuals breaking the rules or not knowing how social media works.Take the hearing's focus on the New York Post’s temporary ban from Twitter, which has become a cause célèbre in recent days in right-wing circles. Contrary to widespread belief on the right, Twitter did not take action because it disagrees with the paper’s content, but rather because an article shared by the Post’s Twitter account contained personal contact information, in violation of Twitter's explicit rules, and the company refused to remove the tweets. Twitter took similar action…

By Patrick Tucker Technology Editor October 29, 2020 07:03 PM ET Infowar 2020 Elections Twitter bots are nearly twice as likely to amplify right-wing content than are humans, a new paper finds, shedding light on how these largely automated social media personas can shape public opinion.About 13 percent of all Twitter users that retweeted or engaged in conspiracy theories were bots, according to researchers from the University of Southern California who looked at more than 240 million election-related tweets from June 20 to Sept. 9. The USC team analyzed the tweets using Botometer,an online tool developed at Indiana University, which analyzes a Twitter account’s behavior to score the probability of the probability that the account is a bot. The paper, published this week in the online journal First Monday, shows that right-wing bots outnumber left-wing bots roughly two-to-one. So how many Twitter users talking about politics are bots? Only about 5 percent, but they drive a lot of conversation. “We see a backdrop of approximately 5% bots in right-and-left leaning discussions, and 10-15% bots associated with conspiracy groups that are responsible for as much as 20% of volume of engagement with hyperpartisan news websites,” said the study’s lead author, Emilio Ferrara, who is an associate professor of Communication and Computer Science at USC’s  Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Ferrara’s team found that both right-wing and left-wing humans who use Twitter exist largely in filter bubbles where they are much more likely to see and spread content from and to their chosen affiliated group, confirmed their  pre-existing convictions and beliefs. “Our analysis shows that 35 percent of retweets are left-leaning humans retweeting other left-leaning humans; 53 percent of retweets are right-leaning humans retweeting other right-leaning humans,” they write.By examining banned users, the researchers found indications that “Ghana and Nigerian information operations” were targeting people…