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technology1 month ago•4 min saved

Clemson Study Finds Chinese Bots Barely Reached US Data Center Debate

A Clemson University researcher says a 200,000-strong Chinese bot farm on X largely failed to influence the US AI/data-center debate, with at least 59 bots showing zero engagement and being suspended before gaining followers. Only a small number of posts under the ‘capacityauction’ hashtag were made (about 90 in January) and did not reach real users, leaving the broader opposition to data centers largely unshifted despite claims of a coordinated campaign.

via Business Insider|

#bots #china #data-centers

politics3 months ago•7 min saved

Culture secretary exits X over misinformation concerns

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport are leaving Elon Musk’s X, arguing the platform has become unhealthy for democracy due to abuse and misinformation. DCMS is the second government department to quit X after the Attorney General’s Office, while Nandy will continue to use Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. The move follows broader political backlash against Musk and comes amid ongoing reaction to the murder of student Henry Nowak and related protests, as MPs previously left X over Grok AI content concerns.

via BBC|

#culture-department #dcms #lisa-nandy

politics3 months ago•2 min saved

UK culture secretary leaves X over online abuse and misinformation

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced she is quitting X and that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using the platform, accusing X of fostering abuse and misinformation that undermine democracy; the move makes DCMS the second UK department to exit X after the Attorney General’s Office, and Nandy will continue to use Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn as regulators scrutinize online safety and AI-generated content.

via Al Jazeera|

#lisa-nandy #misinformation #online-safety

politics3 months ago•45 min saved

Backlash hits Musk as Belfast riots spotlight anti-immigrant posts on X

Elon Musk, now the world’s first trillionaire, faced renewed criticism after researchers said his platform X amplified anti-immigrant posts about Belfast riots, reaching millions of viewers. The Center for Countering Digital Hate said Musk’s activity accounted for about 64 million of the roughly 115 million views, underscoring concerns about platform responsibility as regulators warn of online calls to violence.

via Yahoo|

#anti-immigration #belfast-riots #ccdh

technology4 months ago•35 min saved

Australian court hits X with AU$465,000 online-safety fine after three-year legal battle

An Australian judge has fined X AU$465,000 for an online-safety breach after a three-year court battle, underscoring ongoing enforcement of online safety rules on platforms and their moderation obligations.

via Yahoo|

#australia #court-decision #fines

technology5 months ago•3 min saved

X Reforms Payouts Toward Original Content, Slashing Aggregator Rewards

X will overhaul its creator-revenue sharing to reward original content and reduce payouts for aggregation accounts, cutting aggregation payouts 40% in the current cycle with a planned 20% further cut. The change aims to curb manipulation and boost new author growth, acknowledging reposts still have a role but promising deductions for posts that are reposts or sourced from third-party networks. Critics warn the move could hinder content spread, while supporters argue it encourages higher-quality, original posts.

via NBC News|

#content-aggregation #creator-economy #platform-policies

business6 months ago•3 min saved

Court Throws Out X’s Antitrust Suit Against Advertisers Over GARM Boycott

A Texas federal judge dismissed Elon Musk’s X lawsuit accusing major advertisers (including Mars, Lego and Nestlé) of colluding via the Global Alliance for Responsible Media to boycott the platform, citing lack of jurisdiction and failure to state an antitrust claim. The suit, which linked a broader ad-industry effort to billions in ad spending withheld from X, followed years of tense advertiser relations since Musk’s 2022 takeover; X then signaled efforts to reassure brands with safety measures as it pursues an ad-revenue rebound.

via Business Insider|

#advertising #antitrust #business

world7 months ago•3 min saved

Iran’s new supreme leader makes a verified X debut amid war tensions

Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has a verified X account (@Rahbarenghelab_) and used it to post about Iran’s response to U.S.–Israel actions, including preserving leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and calling for regional neighbors to clarify their stance, while a tech watchdog criticizes X for blue-checks on sanctioned Iranian entities.

via CNBC|

#iran #mojtaba-khamenei #strait-of-hormuz

technology7 months ago•6 min saved

Disinformation Deluge Hits X After US-Israel Strike on Iran

WIRED analyzed hundreds of viral posts on X after the US‑Israel attack on Iran and found widespread disinformation—videos and images that are old or misattributed, AI-generated imagery, and claims of strikes that lack credible evidence—driven largely by blue-check accounts with limited corrective context from notes.

via WIRED|

#ai-generated-imagery #misinformation #note-only-five-included-adjust-if-needed

technology7 months ago•4 min saved

EU Regulators Open Probe Into X Over Sexualised AI Imagery

European data privacy authorities have opened a formal probe into X, Elon Musk’s platform, over sexualised AI-generated imagery and how it is handled under EU privacy rules, potentially leading to enforcement if rules are found to have been violated.

via Financial Times|

#ai-generated-images #data-protection #eu-privacy-watchdog

technology8 months ago•3 min saved

Regulators Hit Tipping Point Against X Over Grok After French Raid

Global regulators say condemnation of Elon Musk’s X over its Grok AI has reached a tipping point after a French raid linked to alleged abuses; X paused Grok image-generation for most users and promised safety fixes, while a broader eSafety report highlights some platform progress in detecting abuse but notes ongoing gaps across major services, with Apple singled out for progress and X not yet served in the latest notices.

via The Guardian|

#ai-regulation #child-safety #esafety-commission

technology8 months ago•2 min saved

France raids X offices over Grok AI probe into deepfakes and antisemitic content

French prosecutors raided X's Paris offices as part of a criminal probe into the Grok AI chatbot, examining sexually explicit deepfakes, the distribution of child sexual abuse material, and Holocaust-denial content; Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for voluntary interviews, with Europol assisting, as authorities seek to ensure X complies with French law.

via politico.eu|

#cybercrime #deepfakes #france

technology8 months ago•3 min saved

Paris raids X offices as probe widens to data extraction and Grok AI

Paris prosecutors raided X's France offices as part of a cyber-crime investigation into alleged unlawful data extraction, image-rights violations and potential links to child-pornography tied to the platform and its Grok AI. The probe, begun in January 2025, has expanded to the platform’s algorithm recommendations, with Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino summoned to hearings in April. X has denied wrongdoing and called the scrutiny politically motivated.

via BBC|

#data-extraction #elon-musk #grok-ai

world8 months ago•452 min saved

Paris raids target Musk's X offices as Grok deepfake probe widens

Paris prosecutors, with the cybercrime unit and Europol, raided the French offices of Elon Musk's X as part of a long-running investigation; Musk and X's Linda Yaccarino were summoned to April hearings and X employees will testify as witnesses. The inquiry, which began with suspected algorithm abuses, has broadened to Grok's sexualized deepfake content, as the EU opens a probe into X's Grok and the company has since barred some Grok users from generating explicit images.

via CNN|

#cybercrime #europol #grok

technology8 months ago•3 min saved

EU widens probe into X over Grok-driven deepfake risks

Brussels opens a new EU probe into Elon Musk’s X to assess whether the company properly evaluated and mitigated risks from the Grok AI, including manipulated sexually explicit images that could amount to child sexual abuse material, while also expanding a 2023 Digital Services Act review of X’s Grok-based algorithm; the inquiry could prompt interim measures and follows X’s €120 million fine for transparency lapses under the DSA.

via politico.eu|

#deepfakes #digital-services-act #european-commission