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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

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

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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

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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

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

The Independent UK

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.

Fortune

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.

Top News

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.

Latin Times

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 Independent UK

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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

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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.

International Business Times

'Lies Are Flooding Feeds': AI Fakery Raises US Voter Manipulation Fears

A "deepfake" video parodying Kamala Harris, a manipulated expletive-laden clip of Joe Biden, and a doctored image of Donald Trump being arrested -- a tide of AI-fueled political disinformation has prompted alarm over its potential to manipulate voters as the US presidential race heats up.

International Business Times

Trump Shooting Conspiracy Theories Flourish On X, Researchers Say

Conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump received tens of millions of views on X, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the potential for extreme falsehoods to go viral on the Elon Musk-owned platform.

International Business Times

AI Tool Creates Deceptive Biden, Trump Images, Tests Show

Tests on a leading AI tool allowed the creation of deceptive and incriminating images of President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, a watchdog said Wednesday, despite pledges to block fake photos of the presidential contenders ahead of elections in November.

International Business Times

Study Warns About AI Programs Impersonating Biden, Other Candidates, To Manipulate Elections

A study warned about AI programs posing a potential risk for election manipulation, after they were found to readily mimic voices of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

AI voice cloning tools imitating political leaders threaten elections – report

A report from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate warns that AI voice tools can easily be used to create political disinformation.

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