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Russian internet: Instagram users in Russia are told service will cease at midnight
Instagram users in Russia have been notified that the service will cease as of midnight on Sunday after its owner Meta Platforms said last week it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders".
[ cnn.com ]Journalist killed: Tributes paid to US journalist shot dead by Russians in Ukraine
Award-winning American journalist Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Irpin, police in Kyiv said in social media posts on Sunday. Another American journalist was reported wounded.
[ cnn.com ]Fact check: Daniel Dale disproves 'sneaky fake' video
CNN's Daniel Dale debunks videos circulating on social media wrongfully linking body bag footage to the war in Ukraine.
[ cnn.com ]Fake news: These videos are not proof of 'crisis actors.' CNN breaks it down.
CNN's Daniel Dale breaks down two videos being spread online to claim the media is broadcasting footage of "crisis actors." Neither video shows what pro-Russia social media accounts claim.
[ cnn.com ]Why some people STILL believe the Earth is flat
Flat Earth videos rack up huge views on the Internet — but how could anyone believe such a fundamentally false idea? Daily Beast reporter Kelly Weill joins John Avlon on this week's Reality Check to discuss her new book and explain how social media has given an old conspiracy theory a huge boost.
[ cnn.com ]Watch: Ukrainian civilians stare down Russian military convoy
Civilians in Melitopol, Ukraine, stood in the road to block a Russian military convoy from advancing before eventually being forced aside. The video emerged on social media on Tuesday, March 1st.
[ cnn.com ]Confirming authenticity: How CNN geolocates and verifies social media footage from Ukraine
From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage has played a key role in the news coverage of Ukraine, revealing new attacks and military movements.
[ cnn.com ]See the videos people are falsely claiming show war in Ukraine
Videos on social media and TV falsely claim to show scenes from the war in Ukraine, and they're getting millions of views.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Here's the real truth about Donald Trump's Truth Social app
Truth Social, Donald Trump's social media app aimed at taking on Twitter, launched on Monday. So I decided to get in on the action, setting up my own account to see what it was all about.
[ cnn.com ]Devin Nunes left Congress for Trump's media company. This is how it's going
Former President Trump has launched "Truth Social," a new social media app, in response to his ban from multiple mainstream platforms. CNN's Brian Stelter details how the launch of the app is going so far, and what it could mean for Trump's influence going forward.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The LBJ delusion about Biden
Although Americans can and do disagree about the individual achievements of our presidents, we still share a habit of comparing and contrasting them, of seeking for every new chief executive a twin or parallel among past occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. President Joe Biden is most often compared to and judged against President Lyndon Baines Johnson, the architect nearly two generations ago of the modern American social safety net and a powerful warrior against poverty and racial injustice.
[ cnn.com ]Trump-backed Arizona candidate called Covid vaccine a 'crime against humanity'
Mark Finchem, the Arizona secretary of state candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, spread dangerous misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic on social media, calling the vaccine a "crime against humanity," implying it was a "bio-weapon" and sharing an article last August that suggested Covid-19 did not exist in the Canadian province of Alberta.
[ cnn.com ]Meta agrees to pay $90 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook tracking users' online activity
Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit over a practice that allowed the social network to track users' activity across the internet, even if they had logged out of the platform.
[ cnn.com ]Court frees brother who confessed to killing social media star
The brother of murdered social media star Qandeel Baloch has been freed by a Pakistan appeals court, three years after he was convicted of killing her for "bringing dishonor" to the family.
[ cnn.com ]Eileen Gu's victory temporarily crashed China's leading social media platform, as tens of millions rushed online to celebrate
Teen freestyle skiing sensation Eileen Gu won her first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday in the women's big air competition, sparking ecstatic celebration in the stands and on Chinese media.
[ cnn.com ]'This is still an active scene,' police officials write on social media
At least one person has died after a shooting at a grocery store in the southern Washington city of Richland, authorities said Monday.
[ cnn.com ]Social media turns on figure skater after stumble
US-born figure skater Zhu Yi, who was picked to represent China at the 2022 Winter Olympics, is facing a firestorm on Chinese social media after she fell flat on the ice and finished last in the women's short program team event.
[ cnn.com ]University of Utah suspends all fraternity and sorority social activities following second sexual assault report
The University of Utah has suspended all social activities at fraternities and sororities after two reports of sexual assault that allegedly occurred at two different fraternity houses, according to a letter from the university.
[ cnn.com ]There's optimism that the worst of the pandemic may be ending, but some experts warn not to relax too soon
There is now more optimism that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be ending -- and as other nations lift certain Covid-19 restrictions, some public health experts question whether US counties and cities should consider easing their guidance on mask-wearing or social distancing, as well.
[ cnn.com ]'Saturday Night Live' tackles Russian disinformation
"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its show this week with its President Joe Biden reviewing Russia's efforts to spread misinformation on social media in Ukraine.
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