Microsoft issues warning on China's use of generative AI to disrupt US elections
China-based and Beijing-backed groups are becoming more sophisticated
Misinformation articles
Hollywood stars unwittingly entrapped in pro-Russian propaganda campaign
Thanks to platforms such as Cameo
Advocacy groups urge Biden to address generative AI's environmental impact and misinformation risks
They say his executive order doesn't go far enough
TikTok's rising popularity in news consumption challenges Facebook's reign
Thirty percent of US adults still prefer Facebook for their news
United Nations proposes social media guidelines after survey finds 85% of people worry about online disinformation
Fake news related to elections is a big concern
AI hallucinations can influence search results and other AI, creating a dangerous feedback loop
Writing disclaimers to ward off machine scrapers doesn't work
In the age of AI disinformation, people remain the biggest challenge
A lot of people will believe what they want
The EU says Twitter/X is the worst platform for disinformation
Just as it removes a way to report election misinformation
What just happened? The European Union has identified X, formerly Twitter, as the social media platform with the highest ratio of misinformation/disinformation posts. The news came just as X disabled a feature that allows users to report misinformation related to elections.
Microsoft warns of AI imagery from China aiming to influence US voters
China is also using a social media influencer campaign to spread propaganda
Another disinformation-spreading Russian bot farm has been busted in Ukraine
Tech has been at the forefront of the Russia/Ukraine war
China-based network tried to influence midterms, but long lunches and 9-to-5 hours hampered efforts
Taking a more relaxed approach to disinformation campaigns
Ukraine shuts down Russian bot farm operating one million fake accounts that spread disinformation
5,000 SIM cards and 200 proxy servers were also seized
Discord bans harmful Covid-19 misinformation on its platform
Discord is the latest to take aim at dangerous anti-vax content
YouTube looking at new ways of stopping misinformation from spreading online
Removing the share button and disabling links have been considered
Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan's vaccine 'disinformation'
"They can have Rogan or Young. Not both"
YouTube bans anti-vaccine misinformation on its platform
YouTube follows other social media sites in cracking down on vaccine misinformation
Brazil's President restricts which posts social networks can remove
New decree stops social networks from removing misinformation
Reddit bans subreddit accused of spreading Covid-19 disinformation after refusing to take it down
Members of r/NoNewNormal were brigading other subreddits and continued to do so after being warned
More Americans believe the government, tech firms should take steps to restrict false information online
Should the government or tech companies do more to stop the spread of misinformation?
Facebook no longer removes posts claiming Covid-19 was manufactured
In light of recent reports
Facebook is prompting some users to read articles before sharing them
Will it make a difference?
Zuckerberg suggests minor reform of Section 230, which deals with immunity for online platforms from third-party content
Tech CEOs are about to get grilled again
Hackers leak "manipulated" Covid-19 vaccine data to undermine public trust
The documents relate to the BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna vaccines