Collaborate Disseminate
X has started giving free Premium subscriptions and blue checkmarks to users with at least 2,500 “verified” subscribers.
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Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has explained how its Twitter account was compromised – despite it having sensible security precautions in place, such as strong passwords and multi-factor authentication.
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Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation, business conspiracy, malfeasance, and risks to mental health. In a 2022 survey, Americans blamed social media for the coarsening of our political discourse, the spread of misinformation, and the increase in partisan polarization.
Today, tech’s darling is artificial intelligence. Like social media, it has the potential to change the world in many ways, some favorable to democracy. But at the same time, it has the potential to do incredible damage to society…
Monday’s case has major ramifications for the relationship between the government and social media platforms and policing disinformation.
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Twitter has opened up its audio and video calling functionality to all users. But this feature introduces serious privacy concerns you should address.
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Matthew Perry’s official Twitter account was hijacked by scammers this week who attempted to solicit donations from well-meaning fans of the much-loved late actor.
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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
Twenty major tech companies committed to policies that make it harder for bad actors to leverage AI to influence elections
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The US Securities & Exchange Comission (SEC) has confirmed that hackers managed to seize control of a phone number associated with its Twitter account, and used it to post an unauthorised message.
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X/Twitter users in the US can now use passkeys as a new secure way to log into their account in the iOS app.
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