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Thursday, 12 November 2020

Disney+ Passes 73 Million Subscribers as Streaming Takes Center Stage

The company has experienced deep losses in its theme park because of the pandemic, but investors don’t seem to care at the moment. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Brooks Barnes

Monday, 9 November 2020

No, Software Glitches Are Not Affecting Vote Counts

Some Republicans have blamed software glitches for vote-count issues in Michigan and Georgia. The Michigan cases were caused by human error and soon fixed, while Georgia software issues didn’t affect tallies. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nicole Perlroth and Jack Nicas

Facebook Removes Pages Linked to Bannon for Pushing Misinformation

The pages, associated with the Stop the Steal hashtag, had about 2.5 million followers. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mike Isaac

Sunday, 8 November 2020

A Step Forward in the Promise of Ultrafast ‘Hyperloops’

Two employees of Virgin Hyperloop traveled on a small system the company has built near Las Vegas, the first such manned test. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Eric A. Taub

Thursday, 5 November 2020

Facebook, Alarmed by Discord Over Vote Count, Is Said to Be Taking Action

New measures would slow down the flow of information and make election misinformation less visible, according to people with knowledge of the matter. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mike Isaac

'Stop the Steal' Facebook Group Is Taken Down

In its short life span, it was one of the fastest growing groups in Facebook’s history and a hub for those trying to delegitimize the election. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sheera Frenkel

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Here Are The 3 Types of Misinformation Spreading After the Election

Much of it has targeted swing states that remain too close to call. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Davey Alba

Twitter Clamped Down on Trump, but Army of Accounts Spread His Message

President Trump’s false tweet about a stolen election was throttled, but hundreds of other accounts took up the effort to share it. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Kellen Browning, Ben Decker and Jacob Silver

No, Joe Biden Wasn’t Suddenly Awarded 138,000 Votes in Michigan

Screenshots of an election map suggested that 100 percent of a vote update in Michigan went to Mr. Biden. The reason: A typo that was quickly fixed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Jack Nicas

False News Targeting Latinos Trails the Election

Rampant falsehoods evolved online on Wednesday, intended to make Spanish speakers question the unfolding election results and believe that President Trump was being robbed of victory. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Patricia Mazzei and Nicole Perlroth

No, Joe Biden Wasn’t Suddenly Awarded 138,000 Votes in Michigan

Screenshots of an election map suggested that 100 percent of a vote update in Michigan went to Mr. Biden. The reason: A typo that was quickly fixed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Jack Nicas

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Officials Warn of Cyberattacks on Hospitals as Virus Cases Spike

Government officials warned that hackers were seeking to hold American hospitals’ data hostage in exchange for ransom payments. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nicole Perlroth

‘Perception Hacks’ and Other Potential Threats to the Election

In the final days of voting, election officials and cybersecurity experts are keeping a close eye on a range of possible ways foreign governments and other hackers could interfere. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth

Disinformation Moves From Social Networks to Texts

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Cade Metz

Facebook Removes Trump and Biden Ads, Saying They Could Mislead Voters

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sheera Frenkel

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Trump Campaign Website Is Defaced by Hackers

The defacement lasted less than 30 minutes and the hackers appeared to be looking to generate cryptocurrency. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nicole Perlroth