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The world’s richest man toured the swing state of Pennsylvania with a checkbook in hand

The tycoon has announced that production of the vehicle will begin in 2026; however, he often exaggerates predictions about Tesla’s future achievements, which typically arrive years late or may never materialize at all

The multinational has removed dozens of apps, even though the Kremlin’s censorship body did not order the move. These services, half-permitted by the government, enable people in Russia to access social networks and independent media

The arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France and the closure of X in Brazil are two of the latest signs that times are changing, with networks beginning to be held more accountable

The conversation between the Republican candidate and one of his most important financiers was marked by technical errors and falsehoods

Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has gone viral at the Paris Games, not for winning a medal, but rather for his love of a chocolate treat

Keir Starmer’s government demands responsibility from social media platforms after the riots sparked by the deaths of three young girls and has criticised Elon Musk, who permits disinformation on X

A study concludes that they are carried out mostly by older men, that more bots participate than real users, and the results are more biased before than after elections

The experts consulted consider blocking on social media to be a formula for empowerment and an ally for our well-being

Nina Santos is an expert and researcher on disinformation, hate speech and artificial intelligence. Based in Brazil, she approaches the debate from the perspective of the countries of the region

Meta’s new social media platform celebrates its first anniversary by coming close to X, the goal with which it was launched. Despite being a clone of X, Threads has always sought to distinguish itself as a less angry place, with fewer politics and news

The scientific journal ‘Nature’ has published three studies that offer a variety of recommendations to curb misinformation, such as warning advertisers so that they don’t inadvertently finance lies. Researchers have also demystified the real effects of this content

A study has revealed that links without context go viral on social networks with the help of malicious actors, elevating the risk of misinformation

The renowned social psychologist’s new book ‘The Anxious Generation’ is topping US sales charts. The NYU professor believes that people are fed up with social media and are looking for a way out

A study reveals that, in the battle against disinformation, proving the falsehood of a news item is more effective than eliminating it. X has recently incorporated that approach for tweets

The threat of misinformation and the spread of fake news is now common in all elections, at least since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The danger has increased considerably with generative artificial intelligence

The meteoric rise of a group of right-wing pseudonymous influencers who act as alternative information sources has coincided with a decline in public trust in government and media through the 2020 presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic

Boomers connected with their lost friends on Facebook. Millennials did it themselves through an Instagram filter. But one generation dominates the networks: Gen Z

The .ai internet domain for Anguilla is attracting tech companies interested in using the domain extension for their AI services

The court ruled in two cases that are similar to a case involving Trump and his decision to block critics from his personal account on Twitter, now known as X. The justices dismissed the case after the former president left office in January 2021

Justices are debating how to establish criteria on freedom of expression on platforms, warning that any doctrine on the matter contains ‘landmines’

Laws signed in Florida and Texas in 2021 aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right

The companies aren’t committing to ban or remove deepfakes. Instead, the accord outlines methods they will use to try to detect and label deceptive AI content when it is created or distributed on their platforms

The SEC has been conducting a fact-finding investigation into the period before Musk’s Twitter takeover, when the San Francisco-based social media company was still publicly traded