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Google Restricts Gemini AI Chatbot Election Answers
Search engine giant to restrict election-related queries that users can ask Gemini chatbot, after restriction applied in US, India
Google Says Gmail ‘Here To Stay’ After Hoax Goes Viral
Google says Gmail 'here to stay' after fake email message viewed millions of times on social media
Tech Giants Vow To Combat AI Misuse In Election Year
Twenty tech giants say they will work to prevent AI tools from being used to manipulate elections as 40 billion people set to go to polls
Facebook Manipulated Media Policy ‘Incoherent’, Board...
Facebook Oversight Board finds policy on manipulated media 'incoherent' amidst concern over election misinformation
EU Targets Musk’s X Over Misinformation In First DSA Probe
EU launches formal investigation into X, formerly Twitter, over alleged levels of misinformation on platform in first probe under DSA
TikTok Removes Russian Propaganda Networks
TikTok removes hundreds of thousands of fake accounts spreading Russian propaganda and seeking to weaken Western support for Ukraine
EU Agrees New Restrictions For Online Political Ads
EU negotiators agree new rules for online political advertising amidst concern about voter manipulation, disinformation
X Reinstates More Controversial UK Banned Accounts
X, formerly Twitter, reinstates accounts of two UK public figures banned for hate speech amist content moderation criticism
Study: More Than 100 Research Projects Affected By X Changes
Study finds more than 100 research projects studying X, formerly Twitter, affected by changes by Elon Musk, amidst misinformation criticism
EU Sets Deadline For Meta, TikTok To Detail Efforts To Curb...
EU demands Meta, TikTok detail efforts to curb illegal content, disinformation, amid fears of Hamas broadcasting executions
Meta To Deploy Broadcast Channels For Facebook, Messenger
Because social media really needs more ways to spread information. Broadcast channels are coming soon to Facebook and Messenger
TikTok Details Actions Against Middle East Misinformation
TikTok says 'immediately' deployed resources to counter misinformation as EU warns 'gatekeepers' under Digital Services Act
EU Warns Elon Musk Over ‘Disinformation’ About Hamas Attack
Another warning. European officials send letter to Elon Musk over disinformation on X concerning Hamas attack on Israel
Musk’s X Disabled Electoral Misinformation Reporting Feature,...
As EU labels X/Twitter as largest spreader of Russian misinformation, researcher claims platform disabled reporting feature
Meta Shuts Down Huge Chinese Disinformation Campaign
Nearly 9,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts associated with Chinese disinformation campaign have been closed by Meta
YouTube To Remove False Cancer Treatment Claims
Doesn't already do this? YouTube updates its medical misinformation policy and starts removing false claims about cancer treatment
X Suspends Fake Account After Warning By Japan Gov’t
X, formerly Twitter, suspends account impersonating vice finance minister after rare warning by Japan Ministry of Finance
Musk, Yaccarino To Jointly Oversee X Trust and Safety
Owner Elon Musk, chief executive Linda Yaccarino to jointly oversee trust and safety at X as company reorganises under new brand
US States Fight Court Order Blocking Social Media Misinformation...
Group of Democratic US states attorney general joins appeal against court order blocking government social media misinformation efforts
Twitter Is Top Platform For Online Hate, Says Australia
Australian regulator demands Twitter explain its handling of online hate, as complaints surge after Elon Musk lifted account ban
Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Warns Over AI Misuse
AI is likely to be misused by 'bad actors' to spread fraud and misinformation and must be regulated, says Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
Elon Musk Axed 80 Percent Of Staff, Admits Painful Tenure
Musk tells BBC Twitter is now roughly breaking even and advertisers are returning, but admits running platform is “quite painful”
Google ‘Developing Free Moderation Tool’ For Smaller Sites
Google subsidiary Jigsaw developing free tool to help smaller websites identify and remove extremist materials, as new content laws take effect
Twitter No Longer Enforcing Its Covid Misinformation Policy
Elon Musk's Twitter confirms it has stopped policing its Covid-19 misinformation policy, as it restores 62,000 suspended accounts
Musk Reinstates Donald Trump Twitter Account
New Twitter owner Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump's account after a poll narrowly came out in favour of the move
Twitter Switches To Grey Checks After Wave Of Impersonations
Twitter rolls out grey checkmarks for verified accounts after wave of high-profile impersonations by paid Twitter Blue users
Meta Takes Down Influence Operations By China, Russia
Covert influence campaigns run by China and Russia targeted users in US, UK, EU, covering issues such as US mid terms and war in Ukraine
Dutch Town Sues Twitter Over Satanic Conspiracy Theories
Dutch town takes Twitter to court to force it to remove conspiracy theories about supposed 1980s Satanic paedophile ring
Twitter, Meta Take Down ‘US-Based’ Propaganda Campaign
Twitter and Meta take down propaganda network furthering the interests of the US and its allies as researchers point to 'limitations of inauthentic tactics'