How Covid misinformation stayed one step ahead of Facebook
The work of trying to minimize the influence of harmful misinformation is both exhausting and essential.
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Facebook failed to control Covid misinformation due to its design, reveals study
The Covid-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, were not effective in combating misinformation
The removal of a major anti-vaccine page in November 2020 by Facebook didn’t reduce misinformation
New research reveals weakness in Facebook’s fake news policies
Facebook's design makes it unable to control fake news, suggests a new study.
Social Media Giant's Efforts to Stymie Antivax Content Had Mixed Results
While Facebook's policy on removing repeat offenders who post COVID-19 vaccine misinformation may have reduced the number of posts in anti-vaccine pages/groups
Facebook change to control covid-19 vaccine misinformation failed
The removal of a major anti-vaccine page in November 2020 by Facebook didn’t reduce misinformation
What Washington should be doing to tackle AI risks
A who’s-who of the tech world appeared in DC on Wednesday for a closed-door meeting to talk to senators about the future of AI regulation.
Gates, Zuckerburg, Musk, other tech giants join senators in closed-door AI forum
Some of the country’s biggest tech titans descended on Washington, D.C., on Wednesday
Senators Want ChatGPT-Level AI to Require a Government License
Under the proposal, developing face recognition and other “high risk” applications of AI would also require a government license.
X, formerly Twitter, to allow paid political advertising again
Presidential candidates now have a new place to try to win over voters: social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.