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The Rise of AI-Generated Hate: Inside the Sri Lankan Network Profiting from UK Anti-Immigrant Content

Inside Geeth Sooriyapura's Sri Lankan network churning AI slop for Facebook profits via UK immigration disinformation. From viral Islamophobic videos to protest sparks, explore generative AI risks and calls for platform reform in 2025

International Business Times UK

Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda

Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible

The Guardian - UK

Fort Worth ISD Parents Fear the Same Chaos that State Takeover Has Brought to Houston ISD

TEA intervention into locally controlled school districts has become increasingly common—despite mixed results.

Texas Observer

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Banned Russian Media Sites 'Still Accessible' Across EU: Report

Websites of banned Russian media can still be easily accessed across the EU in the "overwhelming majority" of cases, experts said Tuesday, slamming the bloc's "failure" to publish up-to-date guidance.

International Business Times

Singapore Detains Teenage Boy Allegedly Planning To Kill Muslims

A Singaporean teenager allegedly planning to kill dozens of Muslims outside several mosques has been detained, the city-state's Internal Security Department said on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Donald Trump's election win

Calls for women to ‘get back to the kitchen’ and the phrase ‘your body my choice’ have spiked online, along with reports of offline misogyny

Evening Standard

Surge In Sexist Attacks On Women On Social Media

Analysis by ISD shows a surge in online harassment targeting women post-Trump's reelection, with misogynistic rhetoric spreading on social media.

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Online Abuse Of Women Surges In Wake Of Trump Win: Study

'Your body, my choice' and calls to repeal women's right to vote soar on social media

International Business Times

Russia spread hurricane misinformation

The misinformation lead to chaos in some affected areas, as well as threats against local officials

Salon

Teenagers as young as 13 under suspicion for UK far-right terrorism

Experts blame ‘hateful soup’ of social media content as MI5 boss points to threefold increase in under-18s being investigated

The Guardian - UK

Neo-Nazi terrorist group using Steve Bannon account to radicalize people

Exclusive: Group is covertly seeding violent propaganda on to mainstream social media channels, report finds

The Guardian - US

China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok

Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public.

WEKU

‘World’s most advanced robot’ arrives in Scotland - Tech & Science Daily podcast

All the stories from Wednesday’s episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast.

Evening Standard

Digital 'Sleuths' Fuel Misinformation After Iran Strikes

Terrified onlookers crouch behind a wall as lights streak across the night sky in what self-proclaimed digital investigators claimed was footage of Iranian drones over Israel.

International Business Times

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WEKU

As Iran attacked Israel, old and faked videos and images got millions of views on X

Images and videos from previous conflicts, video games and AI generators were often spread by accounts that pay to be boosted on the social media site once known as Twitter.

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron is playing a dangerous game with abortion rights in France

The president is flirting with the pro-natalist far right even as parliament debates whether to enshrine pro-choice laws, says Cécile Simmons of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)

The Independent UK

More than 200 anti-drag attacks documented across US as nation leads global threats to LGBT+ events

Extremism watchdogs report from a year of on- and offline threats to drag events advancing across the globe

France 24

How pro-terrorism accounts are circumventing moderation on social media

Activity from terrorist organisations operating on Twitter has increased by at least 69% since multibillionaire Elon Musk took over the social network, according to researchers focused on online extremism. But these accounts have had to get creative to circumvent content moderation. From "sock puppet" accounts to coded messages and "broken"…

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Axios

Social media loses ground on abortion misinformation

A new report finds the major online platforms remain in disarray on the issue, months after the decision striking down Roe v. Wade.

Reuters

Some media blocked from covering Xi's handover anniversary visit to Hong Kong

Journalists from more than seven organisations, including Reuters, have been blocked from covering official ceremonies to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule that President Xi Jinping is due to attend.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian-Backed Campaign Fueling Disinformation Revealed In Syria

A network of more than 20 conspiracy theorists, backed by a coordinated Russian campaign, sent thousands of disinformation tweets to distort the reality of the Syrian conflict and deter intervention by the international community, a new analysis revealed Sunday. The analysis is based on data gathered by the Institute for…

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong bans some media outlets from swearing-in of new chief executive

Press crackdown continues as Japanese, US and Taiwanese reporters blocked from 1 July event, which is also 25th anniversary of British handover

ABC News

AFL coach Luke Beveridge said there are 'not many sporting codes in the world that have an illicit drugs policy'. Is he correct?

Bailey Smith's coach said there are 'not many sporting codes in the world that have an illicit drugs policy'. But does the AFL really do things that differently?

Birmingham Post

Gloucester firm starts work on oat milk brand Oatly’s UK factory

ISD Solutions specialises in the development of composite panel-based structures such as cold stores

The Guardian - US

Disinformation for profit: scammers cash in on conspiracy theories

Some accounts claiming to support the Canada trucker protests are run by con artists abroad

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