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2024-08-09

Elon Musk Promotes Fake News About British Rioters

Under Elon Musk's ownership, X / Twitter has had a succession of controversies, including accusations of promoting fake news & hosting harmful content.

2024-08-06

Modern Britain: Disinformation On Social Media Inflames Anti-Immigration Riots

Algorithms sending fake news across social media have generated a chain reaction of anger leading to riots, following the murder of three children.

2024-08-13

Grok Faces Prosecution For Misusing AI Training Data

Update: Elon Musk's AI model Grok used posts on X as a training tool without properly obtaining users for permission, breaking GDPR rules.

2024-06-24

Facebook Phishing Emails Are Targeting Businesses

Be Aware: Fraudsters are increasingly inventive in finding ways to trick people into giving away their money & sensitive personal information. 

2024-06-18

Taming Aggressive Algorithms

Child Protection: The British regulator has new rules to protect children online, part of a draft Children's Safety Codes of Practice. By David Varney

2024-06-17

Instagram & Facebook Are Addictive For Children

Negative Effects: The EU is investigating Meta's Facebook and Instagram social media platforms over concerns for children's mental health.

2024-06-07

Donald Trump & Social Media

Ex-President Trump Rejoins TikTok: Despite his earlier intention to ban it while in office, candidate Trump has quickly attracted 3.6m followers.

2024-05-01

Tik Tok And A Pack Of Smokes

The Party Is Over For Social Media: Bullying, propaganda, foreign influence campaigns - too many people are being harmed. By Ron Marks

2024-04-24

US Legislators Want TikTok's Chinese Owners To Divest 

Election Year: TikTok could be banned in the US over urgent concerns about user data & electoral influence if the Chinese owners don't sell their stake.

2024-04-23

EU Threatens TikTok Lite With Suspension

Money-for-Views: The European Union has demanded TikTok provide more information about a new app that pays users to watch videos.

2024-04-17

Hackers Using YouTube To Deliver Malware

Malicious User Accounts: Data stealing malware is being delivered via YouTube disguised as pirated software and video game cracks.

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