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House Dem urges FCC to press ahead with disclosure rule around AI in political ads

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The top Democrat on the House Administration Committee is signaling “strong support” for the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing efforts to mandate disclosure of AI use in political ads, emphasizing transparency as essential as lawmakers assess how to regulate the technology in the future. In July, the FCC proposed a new regulation that would require broadcasters […]

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US accuses RT, others of covert arms dealing, global influence operations

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said information from RT employees indicate the media outlet is “functioning like a de facto arm” of the Russian government.

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Cybersecurity, disinformation dominates hearing on elections

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Once a side issue, nearly every topic brought up during a House hearing on elections related to cybersecurity or false claims around election fraud.

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Cybersecurity, disinformation dominates hearing on elections

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Once a side issue, nearly every topic brought up during a House hearing on elections related to cybersecurity or false claims around election fraud.

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Taylor Swift cites AI-generated images from Trump campaign in Harris endorsement

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The pop star said Trump’s deepfake post on Truth Social “really conjured up” her “fears around AI.”

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Intel officials expect more foreign influence efforts leading up to Election Day

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U.S. officials said they expect Russia, Iran and China to increase the cadence of influence operations targeting voters over the final two months of this election cycle.

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CISA moves away from trying to influence content moderation decisions on election disinformation

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Director Jen Easterly and other leaders said engaging social media firms to remove inaccurate posts is “not our role.”

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Disinfo group Spamouflage more aggressively targeting U.S. elections, candidates

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Graphika report finds the Chinese-linked group has been creating American personas online and spreading content designed to denigrate both parties and candidates. 

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Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective, Chainalysis finds 

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As enforcement and attribution have improved, scammers are ditching static infrastructure and drawn-out schemes for shorter campaigns that use disposable assets. 

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Iranian hackers using social media, job recruitment sites to lure Israeli spies

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Mandiant says the primary motive for the operation appears to be helping the Iranian government identify Iranians who may cooperate with Israel.

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