REST Media has garnered millions of views on social media for its content targeting Moldova’s EU-friendly leadership. Researchers say it’s a pro-Kremlin operation. 

Attaullah Baig alleges that the social media giant fired him for raising security concerns about its WhatsApp messaging platform.

“When minority commissioners dissent, they are fired,” Commissioner Anna Gomez said of the Trump administration’s assault on free speech.

A budget summary doesn’t give specific details on which programs it would cut, instead providing a broad outline.

It’s one part of a strategy to combat the fast-growing scheme that has cost victims billions of dollars.

Director Jen Easterly and other leaders said engaging social media firms to remove inaccurate posts is “not our role.”

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Murthy decision, legal experts see an uphill fight for conspiracy theorists.

Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.

An earlier ruling in the case had paralyzed communications between the government and online platforms to coordinate on mis- and disinformation.

A coalition of civil society groups wants social media companies to re-invest in human content moderation and commit to holding bad actors accountable.