Coverage dated November 14, 2023

Haley calls for name verification on social media, drawing pushback from GOP rivals

Headline from Local News 8

By Aaron Pellish and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she would push for social media users to identify by their legal names online, drawing pushback from her GOP rivals Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Post

    Haley walks back declaration that all social media users must be verified (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The Republican presidential candidate faced considerable blowback from GOP figures after she said she would require all users to verify their identities to use social media.

  2. Fox News

    Nikki Haley walks back 'verify everybody' social media proposal, wants free speech for 'anonymous Americans' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Nikki Haley was pressed by CNBC on Wednesday to explain her call on social media companies to verify everyone who uses social media to be verified by name.

  3. Local News 8

    Haley calls for name verification on social media, drawing pushback from GOP rivals (opens Local News 8)

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    By Aaron Pellish and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she would push for social media users to identify by their legal names online, drawing pushback from her GOP rivals Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.

  4. Blaze Media

    Nikki Haley earns backlash for saying all social media users 'should be verified by their name' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Republican presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley declared that social media users should all "be verified by their name."She suggested that such a move would eliminate Russian, Chinese, and Iranian bots and lead to increased civility because people would know that their name would be associated…

  5. New York Post

    Nikki Haley proposes requiring social media users to verify their identities over ‘national security’ concerns (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday proposed forcing social media users to verify their identities before posting, citing “national security” concerns.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Nikki Haley Tries To Defend Her Suggestion To Unmask Anonymous Accounts (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley tried to defend her suggestion that social media companies should dox anonymous accounts while on CNBC's Squawk Box.

  7. CBS News

    Nikki Haley calls for name verification in social media profiles: "This is a national security threat" (opens CBS News)

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    She says anonymous accounts on social media and bots spreading misinformation are a national security threat.

  8. Reason

    Nikki Haley's crazy plan to require verification on social media (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley wants to abolish anonymity on the internet.

  9. Insider

    Nikki Haley wants you to verify your identity on social media (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "When you do that, all of a sudden people have to stand by what they say," Haley said.

  10. Newsweek

    Nikki Haley's social media plans called "blatantly unconstitutional" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Republican presidential candidate's proposal to make all social media users verify their identities sparked an online backlash.

  11. Fox News

    Critics rip Nikki Haley over vow to require all social media users be verified: 'blatantly unconstitutional' (opens Fox News)

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    Critics ripped GOP presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley over her vow to require all social media users to be verified.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Nikki Haley suffers setback from conservatives after vowing to verify social media users (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's recent comments on requiring social media users to verify their identity online have sparked conservative backlash to a campaign that has steadily gained momentum in the GOP primary race.

  13. The Daily Caller

    ‘Get Your Heels Off My Neck’: GOP Candidates Slam Nikki Haley’s Proposal To Ban Anonymous Social Media Accounts (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republican candidates took aim at fellow 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley over her proposal to mandate social media user authentication on Tuesday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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