Campaigns and political parties are in the crosshairs of election meddlers

Attacks on elections have become more multifaceted over the past decade, but fears of a hacked election — real or perceived — remain one of the biggest threats.

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After a sleepy primary season, Russia enters 2024 U.S. election fray

Russian influence operations have picked up steam in the past two months, according to a Microsoft report.

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Civil society groups press platforms to step up election integrity work

A coalition of civil society groups wants social media companies to re-invest in human content moderation and commit to holding bad actors accountable.

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Chinese hackers turn to AI to meddle in elections

Hacking groups linked to the Chinese government are increasingly turning to deepfakes and other forms of AI-generated content when seeking to interfere in foreign elections, according to new research from Microsoft published Thursday. Beijing’s influence campaigns still rely on old standbys, such as using fake social media and news accounts, to spread state-backed propaganda, inject […]

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Preparing Society for AI-Driven Disinformation in the 2024 Election Cycle

The rapid evolution of AI and analytics engines will put campaign-year disinformation into hyperspeed in terms of false content creation, dissemination and impact.
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Defining coercion at heart of Supreme Court case on government jawboning platforms

Monday’s case has major ramifications for the relationship between the government and social media platforms and policing disinformation.

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Training days: How officials are using AI to prepare election workers for voting chaos

Election officials in Arizona and Minnesota are creating novel training exercises to combat AI-generated content this November. 

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Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

Meta, the company that owns some of the biggest social networks in use today, has explained how it means to tackle disinformation related to the upcoming EU Parliament elections, with a special emphasis on how it plans to treat AI-generated content tha… Continue reading Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

Scammers Selling Twitter (X) Gold Accounts Fueling Disinfo, Phishing

By Deeba Ahmed
Buy Your Verified Scam: Researchers Expose Twitter Gold Account Black Market.
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Meta Takes Action Against Multiple Foreign Influence Campaigns

Meta removed three foreign influence operations from the Facebook platform during Q3, 2023. Two were Chinese in origin, and one was Russian, the company says. 
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