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Microsoft has announced a new tool to help political candidates verify that campaign materials have not been tampered with by deepfakes. The tool allows images and videos to be watermarked.

With the European Union (EU) working on tougher rules for political content and advertising on digital platforms, Google has shared five concerns that should be addressed for fairer laws.

German authorities have successfully pressured Telegram to remove the channels of 64 users that were spreading hate and conspiracy theories. Among those getting a channel ban was Attila Hildmann.

Twitter will more widely deploy a test that lets people vote on content they want to see less of. Such a system may also be negative as it could turbocharge political echo chambers.

Meta has said that it hopes to make Facebook Protect available to highly targeted users in 50 countries by the end of the year. Facebook Protect adds extra security layers such as 2FA.

Facebook is testing a new anti-extremism pop-up among a group of users in the United States. Following the trial, users around the world may begin seeing this message if they've seen extreme posts.

Twitter has announced that it will be adding more labels to state official from G7 countries as well as others which have participated in "information operations" such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Facebook has announced that it's embarking on a journey to reduce the amount of politics-related content users see in their News Feed. Tests will begin in select countries this week.

Microsoft has publicly announced that it is suspending PAC donations, because 20% of its donations in the past four years went to Congress members who voted against the Electoral College.

In response to officials asking people not to travel to Washington DC, Airbnb is canceling all bookings in the metro area throughout the inauguration week. Those who made bookings will be refunded.

Following decisions by Microsoft and Facebook to halt donations to political action committees in the wake of the Capitol siege, Google has also announced that it has decided to make a similar move.

Facebook stated that it is pausing contributions to political action committees after last week's violent events in Washington DC. Microsoft also said that it's freezing its political spending.

Ahead of the U.S. elections scheduled later this year, Facebook has introduced new limitations for publishers that are linked to political entities, including exclusion from the News tab.

Twitter will add labels to accounts tied to key government officials, starting with China, France, Russia, UK, and the U.S. The labels will also apply to state-controlled media entities.

Facebook has announced that Ad Library will gain several new transparency and control features over the course of the year. One of the features will allow users to reduce the political ads they see.

Social media giant Facebook removed a network of accounts, pages and groups from the platform today. These accounts were run by Russians who hid their identities and meddled in African politics.

The California State Assembly is one step closer to passing a new bill which will make it legally obligatory for companies in the gig economy to recognize their workers as employees.

Apple News has launched a feature today which gives readers detailed information about the U.S. Democratic candidates before the TV debates. It's the latest move by tech firms to fight fake news.

Facebook has announced the global roll out of its Ad Library and Ad Library API. While it wants political advertisers to sign up, it won't be proactively checking ads in many countries.

Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, is set to meet with Republican lawmakers later this week to discuss the company's future plans for China. Also on the agenda are allegations of bias against conservatives.

Twitter has partnered up with researchers from Leiden University, Oxford University and the University of Amsterdam to better understand political discourse and hostility on the social media platform.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau representing Google, Facebook, and Twitter will propose to a House subcommittee that companies self-regulate their ad supply chains, policing them for bad actors.

Apple has recently come under fire from authorities, as well as the public in New Zealand, for selling products worth $4.2 billion NZD in the country, and yet paying no local taxes.