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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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September 14, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at the shortcomings of a newly-introduced Senate bill aiming to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Viviana Padelli
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September 10, 2020
Recent changes announced by Facebook aimed at protecting the election come too late and amount to little more than a drop in the ocean — especially when Facebook’s record on enforcement of existing policies is lackluster at best.
Alec Saslow
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September 04, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at how Facebook's new efforts to safeguard the election and slow down the spread of deceptive and misleading information fall short of what's needed.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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August 31, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at how Black voters are being targeted by disinformation as the election nears.
Alec Saslow
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August 27, 2020
MapLight joined allies in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order that seeks to punish social-media companies for fact checking the president’s online posts.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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August 24, 2020
MapLight's newsletter on deceptive digital politics looks at how Facebook has restricted more than 10,000 groups, pages, or accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Frank Bass
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August 18, 2020
A MapLight analysis finds that members of the House Judiciary Committee are receiving $1 out of every $12 donated by Facebook and its employees during the 2020 election cycle.