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Grok AI generated about 3m sexualised images in 11 days, study finds

Estimate made by Center for Countering Digital Hate after Elon Musk’s AI image generation tool sparked outrage

The Guardian - UK

MPs should ‘question consciences’ on using X, says campaigner sanctioned by US

Imran Ahmed said the influence of big tech firms, including Mr Musk’s platform, was behind the bid to remove him from the US.

Evening Standard

British campaigner says tech firms behind bid to deport him from US

Senior State Department figures accused Imran Ahmed of seeking to ‘censor’ social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X.

Evening Standard

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UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’

Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability

The Guardian - UK

US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner

Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior Trump allies

The Guardian - UK

British online campaigner vows to fight US deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, who leads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate and has close links to the Labour Party, has been hit by US sanctions.

Evening Standard

UK ‘committed’ to free speech after former Labour adviser sanctioned by US

Imran Ahmed is among a group described by US secretary of state Marco Rubio as leading efforts to ‘punish American viewpoints they oppose’.

Evening Standard

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Visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war

Legislation that seeks to curb harmful content is viewed as a threat to Silicon Valley by many Maga politicians

The Guardian - UK

ChatGPT ‘upgrade’ giving more harmful answers than previously, tests find

Campaigners ‘deeply concerned’ about response to prompts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders

The Guardian - UK

Concerns over youngsters’ growing use of AI chatbots

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT will need to adhere to the age-restricting Online Safety Act according to a government spokesperson ...

The National (Scotland)

Conspiracies about extreme weather spread faster than life-saving alerts on social media, says study

The study says the influence of high-profile conspiracy theorists during climate disasters is drowning out emergency response efforts.

Euronews

Extreme Weather Misinformation 'Putting Lives At Risk,' Study Warns

Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding emergency response efforts, a research group said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Voices: I found photos of my armpits on 4chan

COMMENT: When Sharan Dhaliwal discovered that personal photographs had been published on an extreme forum, she was just as outraged to learn how powerless she was to do anything about it

The Independent UK

‘He is world’s leading free speech hypocrite’: Elon Musk’s battle with Wikipedia is part of his war on truth

Elon Musk is angry at Wikipedia for reporting on his alleged ‘Nazi salute’. But his attacks are part of a long and troubling history of trying to suppress information he finds inconvenient, writes Io Dodds

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The Independent UK

YouTube algorithm suggests videos about disordered eating to some young users, new study says

YouTube’s policy states that it will remove or restrict content that ‘glorifies or promotes eating disorders’ but the study found that harmful content is still accessible on the social media platform

Fortune

Inside Elon Musk's time-worn legal strategy of spending and grinding adversaries into submission

In years of court cases, Musk has consistently used the same legal tactics to take on his opponents.

Top News

Elon Musk's Misinformation Campaign Sparks Controversy Ahead Of Election

Elon Musk's social media controversy over false election claims and disinformation spread raises concerns about regulating misinformation in the digital age.

Latin Times

Election Officials Call Elon Musk a 'Huge Problem' For His Role in Spreading Misinformation Ahead of Election Day

Recent research found Musk's X is ineffective at the time of combating misinformation related to the U.S. election, including claims spread by his account.

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The Independent UK

Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform

The Guardian - UK

Anti-hate group vows to continue work after Elon Musk’s declaration of ‘war’

X owner renews hostilities with Center for Countering Digital Hate after it is linked to US election interference row

The Independent UK

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s phoney war with Starmer over US election interference

Critics said the twin assault on Labour by Trump and Musk – two experts at grabbing attention – had the hallmarks of a ‘phoney war’

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Rayner insists Labour members in US using ‘their own time’ after Trump-Starmer election row

Trump campaign has filed complaint with US Federal Election Commission to allege interference by Labour Party

The Independent UK

X’s AI tool Grok lacks effective guardrails preventing election disinformation, new study finds

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that Grok was able to churn out ‘convincing’ AI fake images including one of Vice President Kamala Harris doing drugs and another of former president Donald Trump looking sick in bed

Fortune

Inside Elon Musk's 23 active lawsuits

Two dozen lawsuits show the retaliatory attitude of a CEO who isn’t dissuaded by defeats, experts say.

International Business Times

Musk's Misleading Election Posts Viewed 1.2 Billion Times: Study

False or misleading US election claims posted on X by Elon Musk have amassed nearly 1.2 billion views this year, a watchdog reported Thursday, highlighting the billionaire's potential influence on the highly polarized White House race.

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