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Italian Newspaper Hails ‘Success’ With AI-Generated SupplementItalian Newspaper Hails ‘Success’ With AI-Generated Supplement

Italian Newspaper Hails ‘Success’ With AI-Generated Supplement

Italian newspaper Il Foglio says four-page AI-generated supplement published every day for a month shows benefits and limitations of tech

2 days ago
US State Dept Closes Office Flagging Russia, China DisinformationUS State Dept Closes Office Flagging Russia, China Disinformation

US State Dept Closes Office Flagging Russia, China Disinformation

Federal office that tackled misinformation and disinformation from hostile nations is closed down, after criticism from US conservatives

5 days ago
Google AI Presents April Fool’s Joke As TrueGoogle AI Presents April Fool’s Joke As True

Google AI Presents April Fool’s Joke As True

Google AI Overview wrongly says Welsh town has won Guinness World Record for roundabouts in latest artificial intelligence gaffe

2 weeks ago
France Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic BiasFrance Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic Bias

France Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic Bias

Paris prosecutor's office opens investigation into alleged algorithmic bias at social media platform X after report by lawmaker

2 months ago
Brazil Demands Clarity After Meta Ends Fact-CheckingBrazil Demands Clarity After Meta Ends Fact-Checking

Brazil Demands Clarity After Meta Ends Fact-Checking

Brazil demands specifics on how new Meta stance on misinformation will apply to country amidst outcry over wide-ranging policy changes

3 months ago
Meta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EUMeta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EU

Meta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EU

Backlash begins. Multiple reactions to the plan by Meta and Mark Zuckerberg to drop its US fact-checking programs

3 months ago
Zuckerberg Axes Facebook Fact-Checkers, Claims ‘Censorship’Zuckerberg Axes Facebook Fact-Checkers, Claims ‘Censorship’

Zuckerberg Axes Facebook Fact-Checkers, Claims ‘Censorship’

Mark Zuckerberg continues to 'adjust' to the new political reality in US – announces axing of fact-checkers on Facebook

3 months ago
Apple To Update AI After False Headlines ReportedApple To Update AI After False Headlines Reported

Apple To Update AI After False Headlines Reported

Apple update to clarify when notification summaries are AI-generated after false headlines reported from BBC, New York Times

4 months ago
Apple’s AI Produces False Headline About Darts ChampionshipApple’s AI Produces False Headline About Darts Championship

Apple’s AI Produces False Headline About Darts Championship

Apple's new AI feature falsely claims Luke Littler won PDC World Championship before event had taken place, in latest such…

4 months ago
Senators Ask Biden To Extend TikTok Ban DeadlineSenators Ask Biden To Extend TikTok Ban Deadline

Senators Ask Biden To Extend TikTok Ban Deadline

Two US senators ask president Joe Biden to delay TikTok ban by 90 days after Supreme Court agrees to review…

4 months ago
Journalism Group Calls On Apple To Remove AI FeatureJournalism Group Calls On Apple To Remove AI Feature

Journalism Group Calls On Apple To Remove AI Feature

Reporters Without Borders calls on Apple to remove AI notification summaries feature after it generates false headlines

4 months ago
US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear TikTok AppealUS Supreme Court Agrees To Hear TikTok Appeal

US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear TikTok Appeal

US Supreme Court says it will hear appeal of TikTok and parent ByteDance against ban law, but does not issue…

4 months ago
EU Opens TikTok Probe Over Election Interference ClaimsEU Opens TikTok Probe Over Election Interference Claims

EU Opens TikTok Probe Over Election Interference Claims

European Commission opens formal probe into TikTok after Romanian first-round elections annulled over Russian interference claims

4 months ago
Elon Musk Rebuked By Italian President Over Migration TweetsElon Musk Rebuked By Italian President Over Migration Tweets

Elon Musk Rebuked By Italian President Over Migration Tweets

Elon Musk continues to provoke the ire of various leaders around the world with his tweets about immigration and other…

5 months ago
X’s Community Notes Fails To Stem US Election Misinformation – ReportX’s Community Notes Fails To Stem US Election Misinformation – Report

X’s Community Notes Fails To Stem US Election Misinformation – Report

Hate speech non-profit that defeated Elon Musk's lawsuit, warns X's Community Notes is failing to stem tide of US election…

6 months ago

Meta Adds Reuters Content To AI Chatbot

Reuters content now featured in Meta AI chatbot's responses to user queries on news and current events, amidst pressure over…

6 months ago

Ofcom Finds Online Posts Were Clearly Connected To UK Riots

UK regulator says social media posts “appears to have contributed” to riots following murder of three girls in Southport

6 months ago

Stephen Fry Calls X, Meta Cultural ‘Polluters’

Actor and comedian Stephen Fry calls X, Meta chief executives cultural 'polluters' amidst efforts to step up regulation

7 months ago

X Updates Grok AI Chatbot Over Election Misinformation

X makes changes to xAI's Grok AI chatbot after five US secretaries of state take it to task for spreading…

7 months ago

Australian Official Received Death Threats After Musk Criticism

Australian eSafety commissioner says she received death threats after Musk criticised her for trying to regulate X

8 months ago

OpenAI Deactivates Accounts Used By Iran Election Influence Group

Microsoft-backed OpenAI takes down ChatGPT accounts used by Iranian group to attempt to influence US election and other topics of…

8 months ago

Duke of Sussex Speaks Against Online Misinformation

Duke of Sussex speaks out against misinformation at summit on digital responsibility during four-day trip to Colombia

8 months ago

Polish Billionaire, Wife To Sue Meta Over Misinformation

Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and wife Omenaa Mensah plan to sue Meta over fake ads on Facebook, Instagram spreading misinformation

8 months ago

Government Considers Revisiting Online Safety Act

Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson says government considers revising Online Safety Act after posts fan anti-immigrant violence

8 months ago

Leeds Man Jailed For Inciting Violence On Facebook

Man from Leeds jailed for 20 months after posting social media messages encouraging people to target hotel that housed migrants

8 months ago

Government Takes Social Media To Task Over Violence

Government promises action against people inciting violence online as home secretary says social media firms should be doing more

9 months ago

Supreme Court Backs Biden In Social Media Misinformation Case

US Supreme Court sides with Biden after Republican-led states challenged federal halt of misinformation posts on social media

10 months ago

YouTube Test Community ‘Notes’ Feature For Added Context

YouTube begins testing Notes feature that allows selected users to add contextual information to videos, amidst misinformation scrutiny

10 months ago

Deepfakes: More Than Skin Deep Security

As deepfake technology continues to blur the lines between reality and deception, businesses and individuals alike must arm themselves with…

12 months ago

MPs: Government ‘Should Use TikTok’ To Reach Young People

MPs urge government to make more use of social media, including TikTok, to reach young people and combat rampant misinformation

1 year ago