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Meta reveals plans for 2024 global elections
"No tech company does more or invests more to protect elections online than Meta."
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering violation, steps down
The world's largest crypto exchange will also pay a $4.3 billion fine.
By Matt Binder
President Joe Biden joins Threads…and gets bombarded with 'Free Palestine' replies
Biden picked an interesting time to join Meta's X / Twitter competitor.
By Matt Binder
Right-wing influencers pledge to bail out Elon Musk after Apple, Disney, others suspend advertising on X
So far, they are at least hundreds of millions of dollars short on making up for X's potential lost revenue.
By Matt Binder
X / Twitter lets Israel-Gaza hate speech spread, new study finds — and these users are the culprits
Only 4 out of 200 reported antisemitic or Islamophobic posts were removed.
By Matt Binder
Stephen Colbert had a hilarious reaction to that viral senate 'fight'
The 'Late Show' host breaks out his best Bernie Sanders impression.
By Sam Haysom
Political ads on Facebook, Instagram required to disclose use of AI
Meta announced a new policy for political advertisers.
By Matt Binder
A White House executive order is rumored to shake up the AI industry — 3 things to expect
AI may never be the same after Monday.
Google Bard, ChatGPT: Are AI chatbots suppressing information about Israel and Palestine?
When asked about the ongoing conflict, Bard responds: "I'm a text-based AI and can't assist with that."
Pro-Palestine account @Eye.on.Palestine locked by Meta, removed on X
Meta says @Eye.on.Palestine was locked for "security reasons". But the company has been consistently accused of censoring Palestinian content.
Dozens of states are suing Meta for hooking young people to its platforms
The move comes just weeks after Utah sued TikTok for causing harm to children.
Jon Stewart walks away from Apple TV show after dispute over AI, China episodes
"The Problem with Jon Stewart" has come to a sudden end.
By Matt Binder
Twitter / X: Elon Musk considers a petty move to escape EU disinformation scrutiny
Will X exit the EU?
By Matt Binder
New York City's AI plan: These are the key takeaways
There's a plan — but what's actually in it?
People are accusing Instagram of shadowbanning content about Palestine
Meta chalked up the issue to a bug. But users say their posts about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza have been silenced.
TikTok clarifies its moderating policies amid Israel-Hamas war
TikTok says it has removed 500,000 videos and closed 8,000 livestreams for violating policies so far.
AI voice replicas are getting out of hand — that's why lawmakers are pushing the 'No Fakes' Act
However, there will be exceptions to the rule.
Elon Musk’s X is under investigation for alleged disinformation about the Israel-Hamas conflict
X was warned by EU officials about illegal content, hate speech, and disinformation spreading on the platform.
By Matt Binder
X CEO Yaccarino responds to Israel-Hamas disinformation — but only after coercion from the EU
Her response makes it clear that X is heavily dependent on user moderation
By Matt Binder
Exclusive: Biden's American Climate Corps sees more than 42,000 sign-ups since launch
A recruitment portal for the modernized New Deal program will open this winter.
Utah is suing TikTok, claiming it harms children
The suit compares TikTok's "highly powerful algorithms" to "features of slot machines".
Confused about federal student loan forgiveness? Here's what you need to know.
Reminder: Student loan payments restarted in October.
Yelp and Texas officials square off over free speech and anti-abortion centers
Texas officials fight Yelp's user alert notifying abortion-seekers of "crisis pregnancy centers."
The return of political campaign ads to X/Twitter raises important questions for users
As the 2024 election season looms, the platform's potential political impact calls for transparency and user vigilance.
Twitter/X just fired half of its election integrity team
CEO Linda Yaccarino recently said X was going to expand the team that it just gutted.
By Matt Binder