Mediagazer: Facebook's tool for fact-checking partners only lets them flag links, not videos or memes; Facebook says it's working on a way to add images to the tool (Daniel Funke/Poynter)

1:35 PM ET, February 22, 2018

Top News:

How lies about Parkland student David Hogg have spread online, fueled by forums like 4chan, media distrust, and YouTube's algorithms to increase watch time — David Hogg, 17, went from Florida high school student to mass shooting survivor to telegenic advocate for gun-control laws in a few days.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Mediaite, New York Times, @jwherrman, USA Today, Business Insider, @hilzoy, @mateagold, @markberman, @markberman, @markberman, @briangocial, Recode and Recode

Columbia Journalism Review:

At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, student journalists are in a unique position to report on the events as they toe the line between journalism and activism — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School can be see on February 17, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Discussion: Business Insider and Hollywood Life

Steve Kovach / Business Insider:

YouTube, Facebook remove some of the conspiracy videos claiming Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was an actor but, in many cases, only after promoting them — - YouTube promoted a video featuring a conspiracy theory claiming that one of the survivors of the school shooting last week in Parkland, Florida, is a paid actor.

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

The outspoken Parkland students inherently understand how to counteract pro-Trump media, stripping conspiracy theorists and critics of power by mocking them — On Monday night, the pro-Trump media set its sights on a new political enemy: young adult survivors of gun violence.

Discussion: bookforum.com, Slate, CNNMoney, @jonfavs, Motherboard, @kevinroose, @owillis, @elamin88, @markberman, @popchassid, @mrdanzak and @cwarzel

Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Gateway Pundit's Jim Hoft was pulled from social media censorship panel at CPAC after Gateway Pundit shared theories without evidence about shooting survivors

Discussion: The Week, New York Post and Washington Post

Daniel Funke / Poynter:

Facebook's tool for fact-checking partners only lets them flag links, not videos or memes; Facebook says it's working on a way to add images to the tool — On social media, fake memes are everywhere. And on Facebook, they're not being met with the full force of the tools available for other dubious content.

Discussion: @dseetharaman, @mantzarlis, @dseetharaman and @dpfunke, more at Techmeme »

Wall Street Journal:

Analysis finds algorithms designed by Facebook, Google, and others often struggle to detect doctored images and videos, a key tool for misinformation efforts — The tech company's filters can't adequately detect misinformation distributed through altered images

Discussion: @mantzarlis, @paulwsj, @mattnavarra and @mims, more at Techmeme »

Yoel Roth / Twitter:

Twitter's updated API will limit users from performing simultaneous actions across multiple accounts and using automation; gives developers until 3/23 to comply — Keeping Twitter safe and free from spam is a top priority for us. One of the most common spam violations we see is the use …

Discussion: Adweek, @bringitdark, The Week, Reporters Without Borders, TechCrunch, MediaNama, 9to5Mac, Mashable, The Hill, Engadget, The Daily Beast, @tweetdeck, BuzzFeed, CNNMoney, The Verge, BBC, @thegrugq, @davidsrudin, @twitterapi, @dangillmor, @mattnavarra, Fast Company, Los Angeles Times and The Wrap

Matt Novak / Gizmodo:

Twitter issues statement after a number of conservative Twitter users lost thousands of followers after bot purge, says its tools and rules are apolitical — Twitter suspended thousands of accounts overnight and conservatives on the platform aren't happy about it.

Discussion: The Outline, Fortune, @vijaya, CNET, Mashable, @jack, The Next Web, Vanity Fair, Engadget, New York Magazine, The Hill, The Verge, The Wrap, @lonilove and @jenmisstx, more at Techmeme »

Agence France-Presse:

Media and human rights groups call Philippine President Duterte's move to ban Rappler journalists from his palace a threat to press freedom — Since taking power in 2016, Duterte has publicly attacked media outlets which have criticised his policies — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's move …

Discussion: Reuters, RAPPLER, Committee to Protect … and Al Jazeera English

Steven Hsieh / The Stranger:

Newsweek retracts a story based on a blog called Unhack the Vote that blamed Senator Al Franken's resignation on an alt-right bot network — On Monday, Newsweek published a story titled, “How An Alt-Right Bot Network Took Down Al Franken.” Relying heavily on a blog called Unhack the Vote …

Discussion: Newsweek, The Wrap and Mediaite

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:

FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom order, which repeals 2015 Net Neutrality rules, officially takes effect today, signalling beginning of various legal challenges — The FCC's “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which vastly curtails the agency's 2015 net neutrality rules …

Discussion: Federal Register, Multichannel News, The Wrap, The Verge, The Verge, Engadget, MacRumors, BGR, 9to5Google, Mashable, The Next Web and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Sources: Spotify co-founders plan to retain control after direct stock listing through super voting shares, following Google-Facebook IPO playbook — Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon said to own super voting shares — Facebook, Alphabet founders keep control with similar setups

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

FCC filing: Sinclair has buyers lined up for New York and Chicago TV stations to meet FCC ownership limits, would keep running the stations via service contract — Sinclair Broadcast Group plans to sell Tribune Media's TV stations in New York and Chicago to comply with FCC ownership limits …