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European Commission probes Meta's handling of political advertising

The European Commission announced an investigation into Meta's handling of political advertising on its Facebook and Instagram platforms on Tuesday ahead of the June 6-9 EU elections. EU officials are concerned that the US technology company's handling of political content risks undermining the democratic process of the European Parliament elections. Fears are rife that deliberately misleading content from outside actors could interfere with the fairness of the European elections. The probe is t

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Election fears of 'foreign interference' drive EU probe into Meta

The European Commission announced an investigation into Meta's handling of political advertising on its Facebook and Instagram platforms on Tuesday ahead of the June 6-9 EU elections. EU officials are concerned that the US technology company's handling of political content risks undermining the democratic process of the European Parliament elections. Fears are rife that deliberately misleading content from outside actors could interfere with the fairness of the European elections. European Commi

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States Scramble to Block AI Election Meddling

Bills regulating AI-generated content have largely been met with bipartisan support

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Meta Stops Removing Some AI-Generated Posts, Even If Misleading

(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is changing its policies to allow more AI-generated content to stay up on its sites, even if that content is misleading. Most Read from BloombergNY Region Rattled by 4.8 Magnitude Quake, Biggest in 140 YearsTexas Toll Road Takeover to Cost Taxpayers at Least $1.7 BillionZimbabwe Announces New Currency Called the ZiG, Backed by GoldTurkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms TreatySaudi Crown Prince MBS’s $10

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Democrats accuse X of profiting from Israel-Hamas misinformation, violent content

More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday accused X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of failing to curb and profiting from misinformation and violent content related to the Israel-Hamas war. In a letter to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and owner Elon Musk, the lawmakers voiced concerns about the social media company’s “ongoing failure”…

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Supreme Court to decide if Biden admin illegally bullied social media into censoring content

The justices blocked an order preventing the White House from contacting social media companies about allegedly misleading posts involving Covid-19 and the 2020 election.

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Senate Democrat questions tech giants on efforts to stop false Israel-Hamas conflict content

Sen. Michael Bennet requested information from several tech giants Tuesday about their efforts to respond to the spread of misinformation about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Colorado Democrat sent a letter to the heads of Facebook-parent Meta, Google-parent Alphabet, TikTok and X — the platform formerly known as Twitter…

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Senate Democrat questions tech giants on efforts to stop false Israel-Hamas conflict content

Sen. Michael Bennet requested information from several tech giants Tuesday about their efforts to respond to the spread of misinformation about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Colorado Democrat sent a letter to the heads of Facebook-parent Meta, Google-parent Alphabet, TikTok and X — the platform formerly known as Twitter…

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Malaysia says TikTok fails to fully comply with local laws

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -TikTok has not done enough to curb defamatory or misleading content in Malaysia, the communications minister said on Thursday, adding that the short video application had also failed to comply with several, unspecified local laws. In a social media message posted after meeting TikTok representatives, Minister Fahmi Fadzil said TikTok also had to address issues related to content distribution and advertising purchases following complaints. He said TikTok had assured him it

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Opinion: Just 3 States Require Teaching Media Literacy. Growth of AI Makes It Essential

With a new wave of cutting-edge AI tools hitting the market and over 10,000 websites created every hour, online content is exploding exponentially. But bogus stories and deepfake videos are only a few clicks away. This unprecedented access comes with serious pitfalls. As few safeguards are in place to stop false or misleading information from spreading […]

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