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A TikTok-Microsoft deal might solve everything
News, Tae Kim, Published on 03/08/2020
» It looks like the TikTok spinout scenario is fully in play. For weeks, White House officials -- including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Donald Trump -- have raised the prospect of a ban of ByteDance Ltd's TikTok app in the US, citing national security concerns.
No magic bullet for fake news
News, Kelly Born, Published on 16/07/2018
» Ever since the November 2016 US presidential election highlighted the vulnerability of digital channels as purveyors of "fake news", the debate over how to counter disinformation has not gone away. We have come a long way in the eight months since Facebook, Google, and Twitter executives appeared before Congress to answer questions about how Russian sources exploited their platforms to influence the election. But if there is one thing that has been made clear, it's that there is no silver bullet.