Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:20:01 +0000
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:20:01 +0000
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:39:44 +0000
A video posted by Donald Trump Jr. showing Hamas militants attacking Israelis was falsely flagged in a Community Note as being years old, thus making X’s disinformation problem worse, not better.
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Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
The United Nations’ top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive internet policies and human rights abuses.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:19:31 +0000
X’s Trust and Safety team says it’s working to remove false information related to the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is sharing conspiracies and chatting with QAnon promoters.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:21:46 +0000
Since the conflict escalated, hackers have targeted dozens of government websites and media outlets with defacements and DDoS attacks, and attempted to overload targets with junk traffic to bring them down.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:53:47 +0000
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2023 19:32:01 +0000
Hundreds dead, thousands wounded—Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel shows the limits of even the most advanced and invasive surveillance dragnets as full-scale war erupts.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
A “friendlier” front for racist extremism has spread rapidly across the US in recent months, as active club channels network on Telegram’s encrypted messaging app.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: Stolen US State Department emails, $20 million zero-day flaws, and controversy over the EU’s message-scanning law.
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