• Outgoing U.S. Indo-Pacific commander urges more action to counter China's military power

    Outgoing U.S. Indo-Pacific commander urges more action to counter China's military power

    May 01, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... family use TikTok? Adm. John Aquilino: I have encouraged my daughters not to. There is a risk there, right, the intelligence gathering risk, the information, misinformation and disinformation transmission that we see. Again, that's the reason that I have prohibited it here at INDOPACOM. Nick Schifrin: Well, do your ...

  • A history of the marginalization of India's Muslim population

    A history of the marginalization of India's Muslim population

    Apr 28, 2024 08:30 PM EDT

    ... Nehru University in New Delhi. “The idea was that if you were a Muslim, you were liable to be attacked anywhere, anytime.” Hate speech and misinformation spread online have also encouraged violence against Muslims. Who wants to preserve India’s secularism? Experts say that although anti-Muslim sentiment is rising ...

  • These countries have already banned TikTok

    These countries have already banned TikTok

    Apr 26, 2024 12:17 PM EDT

    Belgium The National Security Council decided last month to indefinitely ban TikTok from devices owned or paid for by the federal government. The ban was issued on a temporary basis last year on worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation. Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said it was based on warnings ...

  • U.S. intelligence shows China  is surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine, AP says

    U.S. intelligence shows China is surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine, AP says

    Apr 12, 2024 06:58 PM EDT

    WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as general warns Ukraine will soon be outgunned by Russia Such efforts have been focused on highlighting plans for Russian misinformation operations or to throw attention on Moscow’s difficulties in prosecuting its war against Ukraine as well as its coordination with Iran and North ...

  • Mozambique ferry accident leaves more than 90 people dead including children, local media say

    Mozambique ferry accident leaves more than 90 people dead including children, local media say

    Apr 08, 2024 07:59 PM EDT

    ... affected that region in recent days,” the online outlet reported. Other news reports quoted Jaime Neto, the secretary of state in Nampula province, as saying misinformation about an alleged cholera outbreak caused panic and had people board the boat, which ordinarily serves as a fishing vessel, to flee the area ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Philippines warn of countermeasures against China at sea

    WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Philippines warn of countermeasures against China at sea

    Mar 28, 2024 05:16 PM EDT

    ... to Marcos’s public warning, which he issued during Holy Week — one of the most sacred religious periods in the largely Roman Catholic nation. China's defense ministry accused the Philippines of escalating the South China Sea disputes by undertaking provocative moves and spreading “misinformation to mislead the international community.”

  • What to know about Truth Social, Trump's social media platform

    What to know about Truth Social, Trump's social media platform

    Mar 26, 2024 06:25 PM EDT

    ... was second only to Parler, which was temporarily taken offline following the Jan. 6 attack. WATCH: Can social media companies safeguard the 2024 election against misinformation? Truth Social says it encourages an “open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating on the basis of political ideology." But while it has ...

  • TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

    TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

    Mar 25, 2024 07:59 PM EDT

    ... convinced the vast majority of members” that they have to address the collection of data from the app and TikTok's ability to push out misinformation to users.“I think it’s a clear danger to our country if we don’t act,” he said. “It does not have to ...

  • New bipartisan bill would require labeling of AI-generated videos and audio

    New bipartisan bill would require labeling of AI-generated videos and audio

    Mar 21, 2024 09:32 PM EDT

    ... been used to mimic President Joe Biden's voice, exploit the likenesses of celebrities and impersonate world leaders, prompting fears it could lead to greater misinformation, sexual exploitation, consumer scams and a widespread loss of trust. Key provisions in the legislation would require AI developers to identify content created using ...

  • Analyzing the arguments as Supreme Court hears 2 cases centered on free speech

    Analyzing the arguments as Supreme Court hears 2 cases centered on free speech

    Mar 18, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    The First Amendment was at the center of two key Supreme Court arguments on Monday. One honed in on social media companies' handling of misinformation while the powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, was at the center of the other. Geoff Bennett discussed the hearings with NewsHour Supreme Court ...