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Instagram hides ‘false’ content, unless it’s from a politician

Instagram’s expanding its fact-checking program but, like Facebook, says it won’t keep political speech away from “public debate and scrutiny.”

“Facebook did a great job,” said Alex Tan, who admitted that his story about a whistleblower’s arrest was based on hearsay.

“forbesbusinessinsider.com?” Names like that sound close enough to real news domains to pass, but bots are the only ones visiting.

Twitter wagged its finger at the UK’s Conservative party for renaming its press account “factcheckUK” during a live TV debate.

The text-generating AI has only been released in neutered forms until now, for fear it would be used to mass-produce fake news and spam.

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.

Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies.

The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines.

US lawmakers asked intelligence to look into whether the app and others like it could pose a security threat or be used to influence opinion.

It took down four foreign interference campaigns and announced initiatives to prevent foreign interference in US elections.