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Telcos, Media & Tech

YouTube to reinstate creators banned over misinformation

TikTok will be summoned to Malaysian police headquarters on Thursday, with the police chief and attorney-general expected to be in attendance.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia summons TikTok management over delays in tackling fake news: report

As AI systems become more powerful, we will need robust, multi-layered safety measures operating throughout response generation, say the writers.
Opinion & Features

How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation, despite ‘safety’ measures

California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he’ll drop his lawsuit if Fox News issues a retraction and Watters apologises. That’s a sign the governor is trying to make a broader point about misinformation – not just to collect millions of dollars in damages.
Opinion & Features

Expect more US politicians to sue the news media

One in six respondents in the survey reported being the victim of some form of gender-based or sexual violence on Meta platforms, while 66 per cent said they had witnessed harmful content such as hateful or violent material.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Rise in ‘harmful content’ since Meta policy rollbacks: survey

Backed by France and Spain, Greece spearheaded a proposal for how the EU should limit children’s use of online platforms as a rising body of evidence shows the negative effects of social media on children’s mental and physical health.
International

New push in Europe to curb children’s social media use

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was going to “get rid” of its third-party fact-checkers in the United States, in a sweeping policy shift that analysts saw as an attempt to appease US President-elect Donald Trump.
International

Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking

Falsehoods and disinformation can derail companies as online fakery can morph and multiply quicker than ever before.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The disinformation storm is now hitting companies harder

The upcoming four more years for Donald Trump have raised concerns of legitimising misinformation about vaccines, climate change and other health issues.
International

Misinformation fears mount over second Trump term

Calling disinformation research "censorship" erodes the already-scant checks and balances we have on large tech platforms.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Musk and friends are smothering the Internet’s truth seekers

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