EU officials warn TikTok over Israel-Hamas disinformation
EU officials warned TikTok Thursday about "illegal content and disinformation" on its platform linked to the war between Hamas and Israel, calling for CEO Shou Zi Chew to respond within 24 hours.
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US Navy sailor pleads guilty to sending military information to Chinese intelligence officer
A Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer, the Justice Department announced.
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EU warns Elon Musk of 'penalties' for disinformation circulating on X amid Israel-Hamas war
European officials warned X on Tuesday that the company formerly known as Twitter appears to have been hosting misinformation and illegal content about the war between Hamas and Israel, in potential violation of the European Union's signature content moderation law.
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Elon Musk's X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict
Misinformation has run rampant on Elon Musk's social media platform X in the 48 hours since Hamas militants' surprise attack on Israel, with users sharing false and misleading claims about the conflict and Musk himself pointing users to an account known for spreading misinformation.
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ABC: Trump allegedly discussed sensitive nuclear submarine information with a Mar-a-Lago member
Former President Donald Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information about US nuclear submarines with a member of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, following his presidency, ABC reported Thursday.
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AI: Voice cloning tech emerges in Sudan civil war
Evidence suggests voice cloning tools were used to impersonate the ex-president of Sudan on TikTok.
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How America's broken information environment birthed the chaos wrought by Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz is a product of America's broken information environment.
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US issues stark warning about China's information efforts
The US State Department issued a striking warning in a report on Thursday accusing the Chinese government of expanding efforts to control information, disseminate propaganda and disinformation that promotes "digital authoritarianism" in China and around the world.
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X has ditched a political misinformation reporting feature, researchers say
X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, has scrapped a feature that lets users self-report political misinformation on the platform, a research group says, marking the latest safety-focused guardrail that X has rolled back since billionaire Elon Musk took the helm.
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Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation - researcher
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY Elon Musk's X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report misinformation
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European Union commissioner blasts X over disinformation track record
European Union officials on Tuesday called on large social media platforms to step up their enforcement against online mis- and disinformation, particularly about the war in Ukraine.
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Resist Russian disinformation as elections loom, EU tells Big Tech
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova on Tuesday urged Alphabet's Google, Microsoft, Meta
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