EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation
Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility The European Commission has asked X to hand over...
Category : Social media
Social media fuelling rising terror threat in France, says minister
Bruno Retailleau says threat has never been greater, as country marks decade since Charlie Hebdo attack The threat of a terrorist attack on France is...
Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election – video
The German government has accused Elon Musk of trying to meddle in the country’s election campaign with repeated endorsements of the far-right party Alternative für...
Telegram founder arrest part of cybercrime inquiry, say prosecutors
Investigation into Pavel Durov relates to app’s alleged failure to stop spread of child sexual abuse material Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire co-founder of the...
Irish glee as Sinn Féin leader congratulates Spain on Euros win over England
For some it was harmless banter but others say Mary Lou McDonald’s post on X was an example of obnoxious trolling It’s a venerable football...
Disinformation networks ‘flooded’ X before EU elections, report says
Analysis by Dutch researchers shows coordinated activity in France, Germany and Italy in run-up to ballot Coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation “flooded” social media...
Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, say French experts in report
Children should not access most social media until 18 amid attempt to ‘monetise’ and ‘control’ them, says study commissioned by Macron Children should not be...
EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature
App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers The EU has said it will ban...
Hire factcheckers to fight election fake news, EU tells tech firms
Parliamentary elections thought vulnerable to fake news will test social media firms and bloc’s new DSA laws Social media firms including TikTok, X, Facebook and...
‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology
Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremist The October evening...
