The Era of Faked CCTV Has Truly Arrived
While Jamal Khashoggi was being carefully slaughtered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a (clumsy and not much alike) man was trying out his shoes and…
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Facebook Is Still Letting Russia Interfere in Politics
Nicolae Fratea is on a mission to purge his Facebook timeline of weird political adverts. Every couple of days, he’s presented with accounts that, on the…
Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for the 15-Minute City
Carla Francome campaigns for better cycling routes in Haringey, North London, where she moved a few years ago in search of a community—“an area where I could…
The Ohio Train Derailment Created a Perfect TikTok Storm
“This is kind of the ultimate event for driving conspiracy theories and various anti-government and anti-media sentiment,” says Meghan Conroy, a US research…
Twitter’s API Crackdown Will Hit More Than Just Bots
On February 13, Twitter is expected to end free access to its API, or application programming interface, the backend access that lets people build bots to…
Twitter Failed to Submit Complete Report on Efforts to Combat Online Disinformation, EU Says
Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of…
Twitter Submitted Incomplete Report on Efforts Against Disinformation: EU
Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of…
EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report
A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Dec. 8, 2022. Twitter has…
Twitter Urged to Step Up Efforts Against Disinformation as Firm Lags Behind Google, Meta and TikTok
Elon Musk's Twitter lagged behind Alphabet's Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok in the fight against disinformation in the last six months, the European…
Twitter Lags Behind Google, Meta and TikTok in Disinformation Efforts: EU
Elon Musk's Twitter lagged behind Alphabet's Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok in the fight against disinformation in the last six months, the European…