disinformation

Former DHS disinformation office chief joins nonprofit, calls out GOP lawmakers

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Nina Jankowicz, the former Department of Homeland Security disinformation chief, has joined a nonprofit to combat disinformation ahead of the 2024 election and as artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. Jankowicz joined the American Sunlight Project and sent a letter to congressional leaders who have “done little to improve the health of our information … Read more

Musk says House has launched inquiry over X-Brazil battle

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Elon Musk said Thursday that the House has launched an inquiry into his country’s work in Brazil after the tech mogul claimed that Brazilian leaders illegally demanded he ban members of parliament and journalists from his social media platform X and he refused. Musk announced that X has “received an inquiry from the U.S. House … Read more

Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time

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Earlier this month, Meta announced that it would be shutting down CrowdTangle, the social media monitoring and transparency tool that has allowed journalists and researchers to track the spread of mis- and disinformation. It will cease to function on August 14, 2024—just months before the US presidential election. Meta’s move is just the latest example … Read more

EU opens ‘formal proceedings’ into X over potential violations of Digital Services Act

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The European Union opened “formal proceedings” into X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday to determine whether the platform has violated the bloc’s new online regulations. The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, is investigating whether X breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in regard to its “risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency … Read more