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Meta Shelves Fact-Checking Program in US, Adopts X-Like ‘Community Notes’ Model
For Meta, this move is its biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.
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Why Elon Musk’s X Is Against California’s Law Targeting Deepfakes, Deceptive Election Content
X argued that the Defending Democracy From Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 violates the First Amendment and can “result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech”.
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"I Succeeded Despite My Political Opinion": Nas Daily On 'Israel' Question
Israeli vlogger Nuseir Yassin, who took the world of video content by storm with his Nas Daily channel, took a difficult personal question head-on.
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US Elections 2024: 'Stolen Satire' Feeds Misinformation
Content from satirical websites is being repurposed to fuel political misinformation and sow confusion ahead of the November 5 US presidential election.
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South Korea Urges Telegram To Help Combat Digital Sex Crimes
South Korean authorities called on Telegram and other social media platforms on Wednesday to work together with them in deleting and blocking sexually explicit deepfake content, seeking to appease public and political outrage over the problem.
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US Legislation To Curb AI Deepfakes, Give Control Back To Creators
The bill, called Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT), has strong support across the US political spectrum.
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Remove Fake Content Within 3 Hours: Election Commission To Parties
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday directed political parties to remove fake content from their social media platforms within three hours of such content being brought to their notice.
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Karnataka Caste Census Submitted Before Polls, Irks Lingayats, Vokkaligas
A socio-economic survey report, submitted today, has set off a political row in Karnataka, even though its contents are yet to be made public.
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Meta, Google And Microsoft Working On Pact To Fight Political Deepfakes
Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are working on a pact to jointly crack down on AI content intended to deceive voters ahead of crucial elections around the world this year, companies involved said Tuesday.
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Delhi University Sets Up Panel To Address Concern Of Teacher Absenteeism
Delhi University: A member of the Academic Council claimed that many teachers are increasingly compelled, often by their college principals, to attend political programmes that have no academic content and purpose, thereby affecting classes.
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KCR's Land Records Portal 'Dharani' Is Latest Poll Issue In Telangana
Dharani, an Integrated Land Records Management System brought out by the BRS government, is now a bone of contention for political parties in Telangana and is emerging as an election issue ahead of the November 30 assembly polls.
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Crypto-Related Street Art Gaining Popularity in Europe, Aiming to Stir Awareness
A group called ‘Street Cy₿er’ has initiated a crypto awareness drive in European cities through the means of graffiti artwork and stickers. Street art related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, initiated by this group, has surfaced in Barcelona, London, Berlin, Madrid, Prague, Riga (Latvia), and Tallin (Estonia) in the last nine months be...
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Google to Mandate Disclosures for AI Creations on Political Advertisements by November: Details
Google will require disclosure of the use of images and audio that have been altered or created using tools such as artificial intelligence (AI). Manipulating digital media to deceive or mislead people about politics, social issues, or matters of public concern is already banned by Google. Labels like "This image does not depict real events" or "Th...
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In Surprise Move, Najam Sethi Pulls Out Of Race To Become Pakistan Board Chairman
Sethi said he didn't wish to be the "bone of contention" between the country top political leaders -- Pakistan Peoples Party president Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy
Alphabet's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. "In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," Yo...
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Meta Shelves Fact-Checking Program in US, Adopts X-Like ‘Community Notes’ Model
For Meta, this move is its biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.
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Why Elon Musk’s X Is Against California’s Law Targeting Deepfakes, Deceptive Election Content
X argued that the Defending Democracy From Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 violates the First Amendment and can “result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech”.
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"I Succeeded Despite My Political Opinion": Nas Daily On 'Israel' Question
Israeli vlogger Nuseir Yassin, who took the world of video content by storm with his Nas Daily channel, took a difficult personal question head-on.
-
US Elections 2024: 'Stolen Satire' Feeds Misinformation
Content from satirical websites is being repurposed to fuel political misinformation and sow confusion ahead of the November 5 US presidential election.
-
South Korea Urges Telegram To Help Combat Digital Sex Crimes
South Korean authorities called on Telegram and other social media platforms on Wednesday to work together with them in deleting and blocking sexually explicit deepfake content, seeking to appease public and political outrage over the problem.
-
US Legislation To Curb AI Deepfakes, Give Control Back To Creators
The bill, called Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT), has strong support across the US political spectrum.
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Remove Fake Content Within 3 Hours: Election Commission To Parties
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday directed political parties to remove fake content from their social media platforms within three hours of such content being brought to their notice.
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Karnataka Caste Census Submitted Before Polls, Irks Lingayats, Vokkaligas
A socio-economic survey report, submitted today, has set off a political row in Karnataka, even though its contents are yet to be made public.
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Meta, Google And Microsoft Working On Pact To Fight Political Deepfakes
Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are working on a pact to jointly crack down on AI content intended to deceive voters ahead of crucial elections around the world this year, companies involved said Tuesday.
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Delhi University Sets Up Panel To Address Concern Of Teacher Absenteeism
Delhi University: A member of the Academic Council claimed that many teachers are increasingly compelled, often by their college principals, to attend political programmes that have no academic content and purpose, thereby affecting classes.
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KCR's Land Records Portal 'Dharani' Is Latest Poll Issue In Telangana
Dharani, an Integrated Land Records Management System brought out by the BRS government, is now a bone of contention for political parties in Telangana and is emerging as an election issue ahead of the November 30 assembly polls.
-
Crypto-Related Street Art Gaining Popularity in Europe, Aiming to Stir Awareness
A group called ‘Street Cy₿er’ has initiated a crypto awareness drive in European cities through the means of graffiti artwork and stickers. Street art related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, initiated by this group, has surfaced in Barcelona, London, Berlin, Madrid, Prague, Riga (Latvia), and Tallin (Estonia) in the last nine months be...
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Google to Mandate Disclosures for AI Creations on Political Advertisements by November: Details
Google will require disclosure of the use of images and audio that have been altered or created using tools such as artificial intelligence (AI). Manipulating digital media to deceive or mislead people about politics, social issues, or matters of public concern is already banned by Google. Labels like "This image does not depict real events" or "Th...
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In Surprise Move, Najam Sethi Pulls Out Of Race To Become Pakistan Board Chairman
Sethi said he didn't wish to be the "bone of contention" between the country top political leaders -- Pakistan Peoples Party president Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy
Alphabet's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. "In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," Yo...
