• Everything you need to know about Europe's new Big Tech regulations

    Everything you need to know about Europe's new Big Tech regulations

    Aug 22, 2023 08:43 PM EDT

    ... users an "additional reporting option" for content, including advertising, that they believe is illegal. Categories such as hate speech and harassment, suicide and self-harm, misinformation or frauds and scams, will help them pinpoint the problem. Then, a "new dedicated team of moderators and legal specialists" will determine whether flagged ...

  • FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

    FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

    Aug 10, 2023 10:37 PM EDT

    ... have discussed or passed legislation related to deepfake technology. Daniel Weiner, director of the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, said misinformation about elections being fraudulently stolen is already a "potent force in American politics." More sophisticated AI, he said, threatens to worsen that problem. “To ...

  • News Wrap: Storm system blasts eastern U.S. with severe weather

    News Wrap: Storm system blasts eastern U.S. with severe weather

    Aug 08, 2023 10:55 PM EDT

    ... NewsHour": Ukraine continues its counteroffensive against Russia, but progress remains slow and casualties continue to mount; questions mount about the lack of consequences for COVID misinformation that led to injury and death; award-winning author James McBride discusses the themes of race, religion, and personal history in his new novel ...

  • Ohio voters to decide on constitutional change before determining abortion rights

    Ohio voters to decide on constitutional change before determining abortion rights

    Aug 08, 2023 02:38 PM EDT

    ... legal experts have said there is no language in the amendment supporting the ads' claims, but it follows a pattern through this election cycle of misinformation and fear-mongering being used to sway voters. Issue 1 opponents have aired ads and mobilized a large coalition, including voting rights, labor, faith ...

  • Tory Lanez expected to be sentenced for shooting, wounding Megan Thee Stallion

    Tory Lanez expected to be sentenced for shooting, wounding Megan Thee Stallion

    Aug 07, 2023 02:48 PM EDT

    ... 1 singles with “Savage,” featuring BeyoncĂ©, and as a guest with Cardi B on “WAP.” The allegations and subsequent charges against Lanez unleashed several waves of misinformation and online vitriol aimed at the artist born Megan Pete, prompting conversations about misogynoir — a specific form of misogyny experienced by Black women.

  • Out-of-state funders fuel messaging around upcoming Ohio ballot measure with abortion rights implications

    Out-of-state funders fuel messaging around upcoming Ohio ballot measure with abortion rights implications

    Aug 07, 2023 02:13 PM EDT

    ... outside of the official coalitions for and against the measure, money, celebrity and influence from afar are fueling much of the last-ditch campaigning and misinformation about the measure, known as Issue 1, on Tuesday's ballot. The coalition supporting the measure, called Protect Our Constitution, is funded almost entirely ...

  • Bill Barr: Trump committed a 'grave wrongdoing' in Jan. 6 case

    Bill Barr: Trump committed a 'grave wrongdoing' in Jan. 6 case

    Aug 03, 2023 10:45 PM EDT

    And what's being alleged here is that he knew that he lost the election, he knew that the claims of a stolen election were false, and yet he decided he was going to try to stay in office by subverting that process, by putting out misinformation, but, more important ...

  • Drag artists and LGBTQ+ advocates sue to block Texas law expanding ban on sexual performances

    Drag artists and LGBTQ+ advocates sue to block Texas law expanding ban on sexual performances

    Aug 03, 2023 07:50 PM EDT

    ... the law is intended to crack down on their art. “Texas queens and kings from across our great state have been targets of threats and misinformation as a result of the anti-drag law,” said drag artist Brigitte Bandit of Austin, who is one of the plaintiffs. “Our community will ...

  • Debunking some of RFK Jr.’s contradictory statements

    Debunking some of RFK Jr.’s contradictory statements

    Jul 31, 2023 11:59 PM EDT

    ... of a “libertarian” than a Republican – posited a unity ticket, with Kennedy as his top pick for Trump’s VP. New book ‘Myth America’ examines misinformation in U.S. history “I think they would get along just fine,” he said. “They’re both anti-establishment, and that’s why they ...

  • Musk threatens to sue researchers documenting the rise in hateful tweets

    Musk threatens to sue researchers documenting the rise in hateful tweets

    Jul 31, 2023 06:40 PM EDT

    ... or Facebook. The organization has published several reports critical of Musk's leadership, detailing an increase in anti-LGBTQ hate speech as well as climate misinformation since his purchase. The letter from X's attorney cited one specific report from June that found the platform failed to remove neo-Nazi ...