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It wants to know whether they should be subject to the same rules as other users.
The site is also working on other new products, including Communities that let users chat about favorite topics.
Jack Dorsey said the ban was "the right decision for Twitter": "Offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real, and what drives our policy and enforcement above all."
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have promised lawmakers they would aggressively guard their platforms from being manipulated by foreign governments or used to incite violence around the election results.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before a Senate committee about their platforms' handling of the 2020 election and their content moderation systems. CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with his takeaways from the hearing.
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee grilled the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google over how they moderate content on their platforms. Wednesday's hearing focused on the law known as Section 230, which protects social media companies from liability for content published by users. Politico technology reporter Steven Overly joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Six days before the election, the heads of America's largest tech companies defended their regulation of online speech.
CEOs from Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on the importance of the law known as Section 230, which protects social media companies from liability for content published by platform users. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson and Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN to discuss the battle over social media networks, censorship and free speech on their platforms.
Twitter initially blocked a New York Post story based on alleged emails taken from his personal laptop.
Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously to compel the CEOs to testify on issues of perceived political bias.
The Twitter co-founder's donation will help fund a group of guaranteed income pilot programs in a dozen U.S. cities.
Social media company disabled the video over a copyright claim. The Trump campaign claims it is being censored.
President Trump has long accused social media companies of political bias and on Thursday, he took a major step in paring down their legal rights. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports from the White House and Syracuse assistant professor of communications Jennifer Grygiel joins CBSN's Lana Zak to explain why the order may not be what it seems.
Twitter is halting all political advertisements across its social media platform starting in mid-November, founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced he is banning all political ads on its platform ahead of the 2020 election. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has details, and CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson joins CBSN with more on the social media company's decision.
Employees have proven they can make it work, so if they want to "do so forever, we will make that happen."
That's about a-third of his fortune and may be most any one person has given to that cause so far.
President Trump has used Twitter to attack those involved in the whistleblower complaint against him
A tweet from the Hollywood actress's account claimed to reveal Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Social Security number
The hacked tweets included sexist, racist and anti-Semitic comments, as well as bomb threats
The social media company made the announcement in a statement Thursday
President Trump is among the Republicans calling for stricter regulation of the social media company
They're on a list that includes a dozen of the world's most powerful tech leaders, including Apple's Tim Cook, and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
Tweets touting travel to the Southeast Asian country draw criticism for ignoring plight of persecuted minority group
California voters tell tech companies to do more to combat issues ranging from soaring housing costs to homelessness
President Trump said earlier Thursday he called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.
A photographer from the Reuters news outlet saw the apparent "86 47" markings from atop the Washington Monument.
Timothy Hudson, 16, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, while the family was on a cruise.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using nitrogen hypoxia.
Karmelo Anthony's mother Kala Hayes told CBS News that her son "didn't mean to hurt anyone" and "was defending himself" when he stabbed another student, Austin Metcalf.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
Jay Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Analysts are scrutinizing recent Chinese maritime operations near Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited but strategically located atoll near the Philippine island of Luzon, U.S. officials said.
Tom Mueller, Elon Musk's first hire at SpaceX, expects the company's IPO to help power a new era in space exploration.
Residents packed a public hearing in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, looking to stop a nearly 70,000-square-foot data center from being built near the Nashville Zoo.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the chatbot's design led to her daughter's suicide.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
Tom Mueller, Elon Musk's first hire at SpaceX, expects the company's IPO to help power a new era in space exploration.
Although the five-week soccer tournament starting on Thursday is the largest sporting event ever, the U.S. economic gains are likely to be muted.
A surge in the Producer Price Index signals that businesses are paying more for goods and services, which could push up consumer costs.
GoPro cameras have enabled the adventurous to record images of their experiences for nearly 25 years. But the company is under extreme pressure from intensifying competition, rising costs and more.
According to a recent survey, 71% of U.S. public school teachers said they work at least one second job.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using nitrogen hypoxia.
A photographer from the Reuters news outlet saw the apparent "86 47" markings from atop the Washington Monument.
Jay Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Analysts are scrutinizing recent Chinese maritime operations near Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited but strategically located atoll near the Philippine island of Luzon, U.S. officials said.
The FDA approved a new ingredient for sunscreen that's been in use in Europe for years. Dr. Jon LaPook has more details.
A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
There's a new safety concern about doctors prescribing one experimental weight loss treatment, retatrutide, that hasn't even been FDA approved yet. Adam Yamaguchi reports.
Doctors are jumping the gun to prescribe a medication lacking FDA approval that has gone viral on social media. "Why are we waiting?" one physician asked.
Approved 20 years ago as a diabetes treatment, GLP-1 drugs have been found to help patients reduce weight, changing the lives of more than 30 million people in the U.S. But there also have been troubling side effects reported.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
Analysts are scrutinizing recent Chinese maritime operations near Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited but strategically located atoll near the Philippine island of Luzon, U.S. officials said.
Four police officers were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, authorities said.
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said the government's defense funding plan is not enough "at this dangerous time."
KISS' Paul Stanley says it's an honor to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with his band member Gene Simmons. "This is what the American dream is about," Simmons tells "CBS Mornings."
With matches being played in 11 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, fans are getting three World Cup opening ceremonies.
Musician G Flip first rose to fame in Australia but has become a global star since their song "Bed of Fire" appeared in the series "Off Campus." They speak to "CBS Mornings" about how the song's popularity has impacted their music, family support and advice for young artists.
Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman joins "CBS Mornings" to reveal Amazon's best books of the year so far and why they made the list.
Pope Leo XIV met with music superstar Bad Bunny in Spain as the pontiff continues his multi-city tour. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the chatbot's design led to her daughter's suicide.
Many have watched recently released UFO videos, but most still think the government knows more than it is saying.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Major tech players are racing to put AI on your face, literally, with smart glasses. Ziad Asghar, senior vice president and general manager of XR, Wearables and Personal AI for Qualcomm, joins CBS News to discuss.
The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new analysis finds.
The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Great white sharks are classified as "critically endangered" in the Mediterranean Sea, and underwater sightings are incredibly rare.
The expected arrival of El Niño this summer could trigger another mass coral bleaching event, which would be the fifth on record, researchers said.
More than 5,300 years ago, Oetzi the Iceman was strolling through the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy when he was killed by an arrow in the back.
Timothy Hudson, 16, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, while the family was on a cruise.
The step-grandmother of Timothy Hudson, the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, who has been charged in her death and sexual assault, says Kepner's father and stepmother should be charged with parental neglect.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using nitrogen hypoxia.
Karmelo Anthony's mother Kala Hayes told CBS News that her son "didn't mean to hurt anyone" and "was defending himself" when he stabbed another student, Austin Metcalf.
Four police officers were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, authorities said.
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Out of an abundance of caution, NASA briefly directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon "Freedom" spacecraft.
Three solar flares burst from the sun this week, raising the chances of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States.
NASA officials said the $582 million MAVEN orbiter could not be recovered after a problem on the far side of Mars late last year, and that its extraordinarily successful mission was at an end.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
Severe weather broke out in the Midwest on Thursday, day three of a multi-day threat. More than 120 million people are in the path of potentially dangerous storms. In Des Moines, a man was killed after a tree broke apart and fell on him as storms passed through. Rob Marciano reports and has the forecast.
President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.had reached a "settlement" with Iran that would begin talks to possibly end the war. Andrew Borene, a senior fellow at the National Security Institute and a former senior intelligence official, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
U.S. and Iran expected to have 60 days to reach deal upon letter of intent signing; Thune under pressure from Trump to fire Senate parliamentarian.
SpaceX is set to go public on Friday in what's expected to be the largest IPO in history, a move that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire and create thousands of new millionaires inside the company. Jo Ling Kent reports.
In Tennessee, angry residents are looking to stop a proposed data center from being built right next to the Nashville Zoo, potentially exposing the animals to noise, fumes and bright lights. Skyler Henry reports.