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Insiders Say X’s Crowdsourced Anti-Disinformation Tool Is Making the Problem Worse
On Saturday, the official Israel account on X posted a picture of what looks like a child’s bedroom with blood…
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X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal
Last week, Mashable reported that on X (formerly Twitter), users were noticing a new type of advertisement: Minus a regular…
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The Curse of the Creator Economy
Journalist Taylor Lorenz isn’t the first to declare legacy media a dead industry walking. But few voice it with the…
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The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say
Penfrat is worried about political overreach—he agrees that disinformation on X is a problem. There is no legal obligation for…
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White Supremacist Active Clubs Are Breeding on Telegram
Telegram is also a hugely powerful recruiting tool, giving this movement a platform free of censorship or restrictions to spread…
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How to Be Extremely Online and Influence People
Lauren: Our guest this week is Taylor Lorenz. Taylor is a prominent technology journalist at The Washington Post, and she’s…
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Slovakia’s Election Deepfakes Show AI Is a Danger to Democracy
After a few hours they were ready to confirm that they believed the recording had been altered. Their label, which…
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TikTok Shop Has a Snail Slime Problem
To try to ensure the products on the shop are of decent quality, TikTok uses technical and human moderation to…
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The Dark Economics of Russell Brand
There was a brief, strange moment in 2015 when Russell Brand mattered in mainstream British politics. With an election looming,…
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X Challenger Pebble Thinks AI-Generated Posts Can Help Lure Users Away From Elon Musk
Newcomers to Pebble will find that its AI-generated suggestions include posts to introduce yourself on the service or welcome recent…
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