Shannon Bond

Financial Times

Shannon Bond appears in the following:

A look at the transnational extremism behind Brazil's unrest and the U.S. Jan. 6 riot

Monday, January 09, 2023

Sunday's riot by supporters of Brazil's former president has parallels with what happened in the U.S. on Jan. 6, 2021. But it's also part of a global far-right movement that's opposed to democracy.

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A look at the year social media companies had

Monday, December 26, 2022

From Facebook's troubled pivot to the metaverse to Twitter's management chaos to industry-wide layoffs, social media companies had a rocky 2022.

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Turmoil on social media sites is driving users to smaller, more private alternatives

Sunday, December 25, 2022

2022 has been a tumultuous year in social media and the coming year holds more uncertainties as U.S. outlets scramble to match the popularity of apps like TikTok.

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From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022

Friday, December 23, 2022

From Facebook's troubled pivot to the metaverse to Twitter's management chaos to industry-wide layoffs, social media companies have had a rocky 2022

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AI-generated fake faces have become a hallmark of online influence operations

Thursday, December 15, 2022

As artificial intelligence becomes more widely available, bad actors are turning to computer-generated faces in their attempts to manipulate social media networks.

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Elon Musk is using the Twitter Files to discredit foes and push conspiracy theories

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The Twitter CEO's selective release of internal communications largely corroborate what is already known about the messy business of policing a large social network.

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Musk reveals how Twitter has handled some high-profile decisions

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Elon Musk is using his selective release of internal Twitter communications to advance his own partisan causes and conspiracy theories.

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Facebook's own oversight board slams its special program for VIPs

Tuesday, December 06, 2022

Oversight board says Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs and evading accusations of censorship than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety.

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Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things"

Friday, December 02, 2022

Yoel Roth was a top executive at Twitter, until he resigned in early November. He says people need to "very thoughtfully and carefully weigh the costs and benefits of using Twitter."

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Twitter's chaos could make political violence worse outside of the U.S.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Under the chaotic changes unleashed by Elon Musk, Twitter users in the U.S. are confronting problems that have long plagued the social network in other parts of the world.

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Elon Musk allows Donald Trump back on Twitter

Saturday, November 19, 2022

Twitter has become the first mainstream social media platform to reinstate the former president, who was banned from many sites after his supporters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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How likely is a complete Twitter meltdown?

Friday, November 18, 2022

Twitter employees who've quit say risks are growing of service outages, glitches and even hacks on the influential social network.

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk gives staff an ultimatum, and many people are choosing to go

Friday, November 18, 2022

This was another wild week at Twitter after CEO Elon Musk gave staff an ultimatum to stay or go, and it seems many people are choosing the latter. What's the future of the social network?

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Twitter employees quit in droves after Elon Musk's ultimatum passes

Thursday, November 17, 2022

The billionaire gave employees of his newly-purchased company until Thursday evening to commit to "being extremely hardcore" and staying or take a severance package.

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Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos

Monday, November 14, 2022

So far, false claims of voting malfeasance have not incited the chaos that many had feared would ensue, stoked by a mythos of election fraud that's become a core belief for many on the right.

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The new normal of election disinformation

Friday, November 04, 2022

Tech companies are showing people a little bit about misleading information so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it. And they've seen encouraging results — for now, anyway.

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Debunked film causes Republicans to mobilize, raising concerns of voter intimidation

Thursday, November 03, 2022

A film claiming liberals are stuffing ballot boxes with fraudulent votes has been debunked. But some Republicans are mobilizing because of its claims, raising concerns of voter intimidation.

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How documentary-style films turn conspiracy theories into a call to action

Thursday, November 03, 2022

A conspiratorial film claiming liberal activists are stuffing ballot drop boxes with fraudulent votes has been repeatedly debunked, but some Republicans are mobilizing around its false claims.

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Elon Musk said Twitter wouldn't become a 'hellscape.' It's already changing

Monday, October 31, 2022

Musk has deleted a tweet in which he shared misinformation about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, but not before it had been retweeted and liked tens of thousands of times.

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False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

Friday, October 28, 2022

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

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