X, formerly Twitter, only responded to 30% of the notes from researchers flagging misinformation in posts, says Kate Starbird ... Show more
Supreme Court grapples with online First Amendment rights as social media teems with misinformation
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A Topsy-Turvy Online Election: Welcome to the first edition of the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter.
wired.com/story/a-topsy-turvy-online-election/
X (formerly Twitter): Praise for what is still the best social network: There is only fake news and hate speech on X since Elon Musk hijacked the short message ...
nzz.ch/feuilleton/medien/x-vormals-twitter-lob-auf-das-weiterhin-beste-soziale-netzwerk-ld.1776403
Quick Glance: X praises the best social network
- X remains the best social network.
- Fake News and Hate-Speech on X since Elon Musk's takeover.
- On X, formerly Twitter, gathers expertise and humor.
- Elon Musk's actions drove away advertisers and users.
Republican senator says he was threatened over potential TikTok ban: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he received a voicemail in which someone threatened to “find” ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/4545952-republican-senator-says-he-was-threatened-over-potential-tiktok-ban/
Helldivers 2: Fake rumor was quickly debunked: A rumor has recently been spreading via Twitter that Sony Interactive Entertainment is set to take over the ...
pcgameshardware.de/Helldivers-2-Spiel-74479/News/Fake-Geruecht-Sony-Uebernahme-1442384/
Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers: Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/elon-musk-election-misinformation-x-twitter.html
Yes, Threads is running a fact-checking program, but the system isn’t fully rolled out
techcrunch.com/2024/02/16/yes-threads-is-running-a-fact-checking-program-but-the-system-isnt-fully-rolled-out/
The #Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense has released fake news accusing the #Armenian military of opening fire across the border, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said ... Show more
"Totally fake news."Mikel Arteta has dismissed speculation that he may leave Arsenal at the end of the season.#AFC | #PL
Report: Russia controls massive fake news campaign against Germany on Twitter: According to a report, the Foreign Office has launched a Russian disinformation ...
pnp.de/nachrichten/politik/bericht-russland-steuert-auf-twitter-massive-fake-news-kampagne-gegen-deutschland-15298964
Bitcoin fund hoax: Hackers used SIM swapping to attack US Securities and Exchange Commission
spiegel.de/netzwelt/bitcoin-falschmeldung-sim-swapping-fuehrte-zu-hackerangriff-auf-us-boersenaufsicht-a-7c2a606b-31c4-41a2-a8af-233197df251c
As we're halfway through the first month of the New Year, the trends on social media are already starting to emerge. 2024 won't likely see any major ... Show more
Russia conducted massive fake news campaign in Germany via Twitter: Over 50,000 fake user accounts posted more than a million tweets against the government and ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000204750/massive-russische-fake-news-kampagne-in-deutschland-aufgedeckt
Formerly Twitter: Authorities hesitate to withdraw from Platform X: Fake news and hate speech are increasingly dominating the online service
luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/kanton-luzern/ehemals-twitter-ausgezwitschert-behoerden-zoegern-mit-rueckzug-von-umstrittener-plattform-x-ld.2570108
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Crypto industry in turmoil: US Securities and Exchange Commission hacked - Fake news about Bitcoin ETF drives up prices
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/service/us-boersenaufsicht-falschmeldung-zu-bitcoin-etf-treibt-kurse-hoch-a-4771ecda-94e0-4971-af2f-6c8c8dd0e148
US SEC account hack renews spotlight on X’s security concerns: (1st UPDATE) X confirms, following a preliminary investigation, that the SEC's account was ...
rappler.com/technology/social-media/us-sec-account-hack-spotlight-x-security-concerns/
Bitcoin price spikes then plummets after hacked SEC Twitter/X account spreads fake news
mashable.com/article/bitcoin-etf-sec-hack-fake
OPINION: DISCRIMINATION AND FALSE INFORMATION: The Grasshopper Club Zurich firmly condemns any form of discrimination against our employees ...
gcz.ch/news/artikel/1/stellungnahme-diskriminierung-und-falsche-informationen/
Elon Musk's biggest fans love Community Notes until it comes for them: Fans of the new Twitter, now X, say Community Notes is the superior alternative to ...
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-community-notes-issues-x-twitter-disinformation-fact-checking-2023-12
🔴 #Hamas has released propaganda videos of the #hostage releases that started during the temporary four-day truce.
🔎 Here's a closer look at the nature and ... Show more
Quick Glance: Gaza Conflict: Israel Resumes Operations Against Hamas
- Israeli forces gather on the Gaza border
- Truce between Israel and Hamas appears to have expired
- Israeli defense system intercepts rocket from Gaza Strip
- Israel and Hamas prepare for resumption of operations
Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with advertising, usage: One year ago, billionaire Elon Musk walked into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters with a ...
apnews.com/article/twitter-x-elon-musk-takeover-anniversary-ac2cb6419d93d64086cc9ad980c5a57a
Quick Glance: Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter and Causes Chaos
- Elon Musk has negatively impacted Twitter in many ways - for users, advertisers, the internet at large, and potentially even for democracy.
- Musk now offers an imprecisely defined revenue-sharing model for larger accounts, allowing them to earn money from ad impressions around their posts.
- The For You Feed, X's algorithmic fire hose that shows you posts it believes you'll like instead of posts you explicitly want to see, is actually quite good.
- It helps me avoid posts that I might actually like.
Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problem: What’s important is less ownership than reward mechanisms.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/16/elon-tiktok-x-twitter/
Google wants you to improve its lackluster Search results by leaving Notes: The experimental feature could be just what Search needed
androidpolice.com/google-search-adds-experimental-note-support/
New Game Tasks You With Running Twitter, Good Luck: Trust & Safety Tycoon will make you decide if 'OK, Boomer' is harassment worth banning people over
kotaku.com/twitter-x-social-media-elon-musk-game-trust-and-safety-1850938736
Twitter / X posts with misinformation are no longer eligible for ad revenue sharing
mashable.com/article/twitter-ad-revenue-community-notes
Musk’s Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline
chicagotribune.com/business/ct-aud-biz-twitter-musk-year-later-20231027-jn777ueiznbm5aug3j237mqiim-story.html
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk's X: Drastic Value Loss After Twitter Acquisition
- Elon Musk did not make a good financial deal with the acquisition of Twitter.
- Elon Musk's online platform X has experienced a significant value loss within one year.
- The value of X is estimated to be less than half of what was paid under the name Twitter.
- Musk is trying to fill the gap with subscription revenues.
Elon Musk’s X Looks Little Like the Twitter He Bought a Year Ago: Fewer workers. Fewer users. Less revenue. And a lot more misinformation.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-25/elon-musk-s-x-looks-little-like-the-twitter-he-bought-a-year-ago
Elon Musk’s Changes to Twitter Helped Spread Russian Propaganda: EU: “The reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts has grown further,” a study says.
thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-changes-to-twitter-helped-spread-russian-propaganda-eu
Hate-speech watchdog being sued by Musk says it will defend suit ‘vigorously’: A nonprofit organization that tracks online hate speech pledged to keep pushing ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/4144091-hate-speech-watchdog-being-sued-by-musk-says-it-will-defend-suit-vigorously/
Fake news: Google is doing more to combat false info, Twitter less so: After its takeover by Elon Musk, Twitter is no longer taking action against false ...
zeit.de/digital/internet/2022-11/falschinformationen-google-twitter-faktencheck-organisationen
Biden says Twitter spews lies across the world: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Elon Musk had purchased a social media platform in Twitter that ...
reuters.com/world/us/biden-says-twitter-spews-lies-across-world-2022-11-05/
This AI chatbot is dominating social media with its frighteningly good essays: OpenAI last week opened up access to ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot that interacts ...
9news.com.au/technology/this-ai-chatbot-is-dominating-social-media-with-its-frighteningly-good-essays/9bbec914-889b-4a3c-8876-24823d88fd33
As Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job: Now that he’s back on Twitter, neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin wants somebody to explain the rules. Anglin ...
apnews.com/article/kanye-west-elon-musk-twitter-inc-entertainment-technology-0bf6e0ab969a60cd38abd9358ee5fd47
Musk moves quickly to remodel Twitter: Elon Musk wasted no time beginning to remodel Twitter after closing his deal to acquire the company Thursday night ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/3709902-musk-moves-quickly-to-remodel-twitter/
Quick Glance: The Search for a Robot With a Sense of Touch
- Over the last decade, robots have improved to the point where they can now be seen in places ranging from warehouses to operating rooms.
- In business, a sense of touch can enable robots to handle fragile objects and stock shelves.
- In the home, touch would alert robots if they collided with someone or grabbed fingers too tightly.
Musk tweets at Hillary Clinton, suggesting conspiracy surrounding Paul Pelosi attack
thehill.com/homenews/house/3711430-musk-tweets-at-hillary-clinton-suggesting-conspiracy-surrounding-paul-pelosi-attack/
Quick Glance: Musk purchased Twitter, and Dorsey launched a beta version of a new social media startup.
- As Elon Musk's Twitter transaction neared completion, Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Social garnered 30,000 sign-ups in two days for its beta-testing queue.
- Just as Elon Musk was completing his purchase of Twitter, the firm's founder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, launched a beta for a new social-media startup.
- Dorsey stated in 2019 that Twitter was sponsoring research to create "an open and decentralized standard for social media."
- "Dorsey cofounded Twitter in 2006 and had several years-long stints as CEO, most recently from 2015 to November of 2021, when he stepped down."
Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy: Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation , raising concerns among ...
apnews.com/article/twitter-ends-covid-misinformation-policy-cc232c9ce0f193c505bbc63bf57ecad6
Musk personally led call with civil rights groups to address hate speech on Twitter
politico.com/news/2022/11/02/musk-twitter-hate-speech-00064690
Quick Glance: Binance CEO Expresses Concerns About Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
- According to CNBC, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, claims that he was not aware of Elon Musk's objectives when he abandoned and then resumed his Twitter acquisition.
- Zhao also claimed that he was indifferent by Musk's attempts to thwart the takeover.
- He went on to say that the number one reason he decided to buy the social media company was to make it into a "free speech platform."
- Binance CEO also stated that he supports Musk's goal of promoting free expression on the platform and removing bots and illegitimate accounts.
Elon Musk is planning a subtle change to Twitter that could make it harder to stop the bots
cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/elon-musk-twitter-device-identifiers/
Zero Covid protests in China: Race against censorship: The zero-Covid protests are not featured in China's state media. But subliminally ...
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-11/china-proteste-null-covid-strategie-zensur-propaganda
Elon Musk deleted a tweet about Paul Pelosi. Here’s why that matters.: Elon Musk, who has more than 100 million followers, had owned Twitter for less than three ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/30/musk-deleted-tweet-pelosi/
Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi
cnn.com/2022/10/30/business/musk-tweet-pelosi-conspiracy/
Quick Glance: Twitter is rumored to be planning to charge $20 per month for verification, even for those who are already verified.
- Elon Musk, who now controls Twitter after a $44 billion acquisition, is apparently going to charge users $20 per month to get the coveted verification badge through a Twitter Blue subscription.
- It is unclear whether this new method will check everyone who has a Twitter Blue subscription or whether only those who subscribe will be evaluated for verification.
- Musk has been vocal about his desire to change the way Twitter validates accounts and tackles bot issues, and he tweeted on Sunday, October 30, that "the whole verification process is being revamped right now."
Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack: Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the ...
apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-elon-musk-technology-misinformation-nancy-pelosi-42c1a39e8df739065abd70c400240d84
Quick Glance: Trump Jr. mocks Paul Pelosi's attack with a Halloween costume tweet
- David DePape, 42, was recognized as the suspect by police.
- Nancy Pelosi was not at home at the time, according to authorities.
- It also has anything to do with a growing conspiracy notion that Paul Pelosi and DePape were lovers.
- According to the story, there was a "theory" that the suspect was in his underpants when police arrived, and that Paul Pelosi had brought him back as a male prostitute.
Elon Musk defends Twitter layoffs amid misinformation fears: Half of the social media giant's staff were reportedly laid off, some advertisers pulled their ...
dw.com/en/elon-musk-defends-twitter-layoffs-amid-misinformation-fears/a-63658451
Death fake news on Twitter: Jimmy Fallon turns to Elon Musk: On Twitter, the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon caused an uproar on Tuesday. However, the popular U.S ...
weser-kurier.de/kultur/todes-fake-news-auf-twitter-jimmy-fallon-wendet-sich-an-elon-musk-doc7nn5wzoiyl4zpop9fhr
Twitter calls out Biden’s fake news on Social Security: Twitter added a "context" note to the claim Biden deserved the credit for an 8 ...
bostonherald.com/2022/11/02/twitter-calls-out-biden-fake-news-on-social-security/
One of the Biggest Red Flags of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: He wants to “review” the company’s anti-trans harassment policy. There’s a worrying history here.
slate.com/technology/2022/11/elon-music-twitter-transgender-harassment-misinformation.html
3 Days That Changed Twitter Forever: Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Chaotic Weekend: Elon Musk has wasted no time making indelible changes to the way that Twitter is ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/3-days-that-changed-twitter-elon-musks-chaotic-weekend.html
Sunday wasn’t the first time Elon Musk spread misinformation on Twitter. But now he owns it
sfchronicle.com/tech/article/Sunday-wasn-t-the-first-time-Elon-Musk-spread-17548035.php
The Only Way to Navigate the Election Storm Ahead: The descent into a world in which people who are fundamentally unethical and unserious hold too many levers of ...
slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/election-lies-2022-midterms-misinformation-survival.html
Elon Musk May Have a Way to Challenge Alphabet's Flagship: The billionaire is frustrated with the platform and its content moderation policy.
thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-hints-at-taking-on-youtube-head-on
Twitter: Elon Musk wants to buy after all: Tesla boss Elon Musk has - anew - announced the takeover of the short message service Twitter ...
pcgameshardware.de/Wirtschaft-Thema-238882/News/Twitter-wird-doch-von-Musk-uebernommen-1404719/
Quick Glance: Elon Musk on Twitter: "Actually, I'm Fine With Our Original Deal"
- Musk proposes abandoning the legal battle and returning to his previous offer to purchase Twitter for $54.20 per share.
- According to an SEC filing, Musk's lawyers issued a letter to Twitter on Monday requesting that the legal battle be dropped and the transaction proceed as planned.
- The plan calls for Musk to provide $21 billion in stock financing, with the remaining $26 billion coming from bank loans.
- So yet, Musk has not tweeted about re-launching his bid to buy Twitter.
Bots: What are they and how could they mess up Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter deal?
usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/06/26/elon-musk-and-twitter-why-bots-could-bring-down-44-million-deal/7723616001/
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The Download: police misinformation in Minnesota, and borderless digital repression
technologyreview.com/2022/07/08/1055663/download-minnesota-secret-police-private-security-digital-repression-borders/
Elon Musk's 'free speech absolutism' is a fantasy: At an all-hands meeting at Twitter (TWTR) on June 16, its prospective owner, Elon Musk ...
finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musks-free-speech-absolutism-is-a-fantasy-195411101.html
Twitter: Elon Musk stops - provisionally - the takeover: Tesla boss Elon Musk has stopped his takeover of the short message service Twitter ...
pcgameshardware.de/Wirtschaft-Thema-238882/News/Elon-Musk-Uebernahme-gestoppt-1395035/
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