Hamas hate videos make Elon Musk Europe’s digital enemy No.1 – POLITICO
Elon Musk has made himself Europe's digital public enemy number one. Since Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, the billionaire's social network X has been flooded…
Social media platforms swamped with fake news on the Israel-Hamas war | Social Media News
Hours after Hamas, the armed Palestinian group, attacked Israel on Saturday, X, the social network owned by the world’s richest man Elon Musk was awash…
Graphic videos of Hamas attacks spread on X – POLITICO
Videos and images of mass shootings, kidnapped civilians and soldiers and other violence linked with Hamas' attack on Israel are being widely shared on X,…
Why Western democracy faces a nightmare made online – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. In 2024 — for the first time ever — the U.S., the U.K. and…
France, Germany pave the way to making weapons in Ukraine – POLITICO
PARIS — French and German defense companies are setting up local shops in Ukraine for arms maintenance — a first step toward manufacturing weapons in the country. …
Musk ousts X team curbing election disinformation – POLITICO
Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter) said overnight that a global team working on curbing disinformation during elections had been dismissed — a…
Ukraine says it killed top Russian admiral in Crimea missile attack – POLITICO
The commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, died in Ukraine’s barrage on occupied Crimea last week, Kyiv said Monday. “After the…
UK dials up fight with Meta over encryption – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — The gloves are off in the U.K. government’s deepening spat with tech…
Boris Johnson’s (unedited) resignation speech – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — A defeated Boris Johnson planned to quit Downing Street last year with…
TikTok hit with €345M fine for violating children’s privacy – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Booming social media application TikTok needs to pay up in Europe for violating children's…
Alito pauses order banning Biden officials from contacting tech platforms
The Justice Department claims allowing the lower court ruling to stay in effect would “impose grave and irreparable harms on the government and the public.”…
Ukraine says Black Sea gas, oil platforms recaptured from Russian control | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian military intelligence says offshore platforms in Black Sea retaken by Kyiv forces in ‘unique operation’. The Ukrainian military said it has recaptured several strategic…
West goes easy on Russia to save the G20 – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. NEW DELHI — G20 leaders wrapped up two days of high-level talks in India…
Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court Friday significantly whittled down a lower court’s order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies over controversial content…
Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms
Even the appeals court’s softened order doesn’t take effect immediately. The administration has 10 days to seek a Supreme Court review. Friday evening’s ruling came…
Thailand’s food delivery drivers see wages slump as platforms cut costs | Technology
Bangkok, Thailand – When Piti began working as a Grab delivery driver at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 26-year-old Bangkok resident had little…
Meet the Facebook lobbyist-turned-lord fighting Britain’s encryption crackdown – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Deep in the recesses of Britain’s Hogwarts-like houses of parliament, a Facebook…
EU cracks down on 6 Big Tech giants – POLITICO
The European Union set tighter curbs on Apple, Amazon, Google owner Alphabet, Meta Platforms, ByteDance and Microsoft by naming them digital "gatekeepers" under the Digital…
China behind ‘largest ever’ digital influence operation – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. People with ties to China’s law enforcement agencies conducted the largest known covert digital…
Senator Ted Cruz slams US agency for ‘collusion’ with EU on Big Tech rules – POLITICO
U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz called for details on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) work with its European counterparts in a letter to FTC Chairwoman…