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ADL’s report on racist Steam Community posts prompts a letter from Virginia senator
The Democratic Senator wants to know what Valve intends to do to stop anti-Semitic and violent content.
Danny Gallagher11.15.2024
X sues California over deceptive AI-made election content ban
X sues the state of California preventing AI deepfakes of candidates close to elections.
Danny Gallagher11.15.2024
FBI warns voters about inauthentic videos relating to election security
The FBI said it's aware of two videos that show false content and claim to be from the FBI.
Cheyenne MacDonald11.02.2024
X’s Community Notes feature has one job, and it’s failing to do it
A post on X that started the false claim that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio remain on Elon Musk's platform.
Danny Gallagher10.30.2024
The Harris/Walz campaign has its own Fortnite map
The Harris/Walz campaign has its own map in Fortnite called Freedom Town, USA.
Danny Gallagher10.29.2024
Kamala Harris' Twitch account streamed Tim Waltz rally alongside live WoW gameplay
Kamala Harris' campaign is using Twitch to reach young male voters.
Mariella Moon10.09.2024
Viewers don't trust candidates who use generative AI in political ads, study finds
According to new research, voters have a negative reaction to seeing disclaimers about AI use in political advertisements.
Anna Washenko10.08.2024
X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier
Journalist Ken Klippenstein's decision to release the leaked vetting dossier of vice presidential candidate JD Vance earned him a temporary suspension on X.
Danny Gallagher09.27.2024
FCC fines political consultant $6 million for deepfake robocalls
The FCC issued a hefty fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for sending fake robocalls of President Biden during the 2024 New Hampshire primary.
Danny Gallagher09.26.2024
Iranian hackers tried to send Trump leaks to Biden campaign
Iranian cyber attackers sent unsolicited emails to people in the Biden campaign, according to US authorities. They contained materials stolen from Trump's camp.
Mariella Moon09.19.2024
Microsoft says Russian troll farms are targeting the Harris-Walz campaign
Microsoft has published a report detailing the US election interference activities of Russian troll farms.
Mariella Moon09.17.2024
The ‘audio earrings’ Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist
After Tuesday's presidential debate, predictable conspiracy theories incorrectly suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris was wearing an earpiece.
Kris Holt09.11.2024
US charges Russian state media employees over a social media influence scheme
The US government is taking action to clamp down on Russian propaganda and disinformation ahead of November's general election.
Kris Holt09.05.2024
Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute
Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro has blocked X in the country for 10 days after claiming that the platform's owner Elon Musk had incited hatred. Musk said that Maduro had committed "major election fraud" amid last month's contentious presidential vote.
Kris Holt08.09.2024
The Republican National Committee loses its legal challenge to Gmail
A federal judge tossed a lawsuit filed by the GOP against Google over Gmail's spam filter.
Danny Gallagher08.01.2024
Meta explains why its AI claimed Trump's assassination attempt didn't happen
Meta has explained why its AI chatbot didn't want to respond to inquiries about the assassination attempt on Trump and then, in some cases, denied that the event took place.
Mariella Moon07.31.2024
Apple agrees to stick by Biden administration's voluntary AI safeguards
Apple has joined more than a dozen other tech companies in signing up for the Biden administration's voluntary AI code of practice.
Kris Holt07.26.2024
X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election
Grok's AI chatbot claims that President Biden's name must stay on the ballot in nine states, a claim that is categorically false.
Danny Gallagher07.25.2024
Twitch restores former President Trump’s Twitch account
Twitch restored ex-President Donald Trump's ban on the Amazon-owned platform after a three year absence. c
Danny Gallagher07.19.2024
Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Meta announced it removed all of its extra guardrails on President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Danny Gallagher07.12.2024