Thanks to social media platforms, election interference is more insidious and pervasive than ever

Election interference is a much broader phenomenon than is often assumed. Once limited to intimidation, voter fraud or hacking, election interference includes more mundane, pervasive and ... Read More

Adam Schiff Urges Social Media Platforms to Hammer Out ‘Misinformation’ as Election Approaches

is pressing social-media platforms ... are gearing up for online “misinformation” and “disinformation” heading into the 2024 election. “We write to your platforms as concerned Members ... Read More

Trump and his allies used social media to spread the election lies detailed in the latest federal indictment

Social media ... to amplify the election lies cited in the latest federal indictment against him Social media platforms have reinstated Trump and rolled back election policies ahead of the 2024 ... Read More

How to spot artificial intelligence on social media ahead of federal election

In fact, it's had a hand in some way or another since social media platforms ... ABC NEWS Verify to use inexpensive AI tools to create a robocall with her voice ahead of the federal election ... Read More

This election, disinformation is swirling on Chinese social media. Here’s how it spreads

Thousands of Chinese Australians get their news on WeChat or RedNote, but there’s evidence disinformation is circulating unchecked. Read More

Nearly 60% of Japanese believe election social media needs regulation

Some 58 percent of Japanese believe the spread of unverified information on social media platforms during elections should be regulated by law, according to a Kyodo News survey ... and opposition ... Read More

How do candidates skirt Chinese social media bans on political content? They use influencers

This election ... make up the dominant voter bloc in Australia, securing their support is more electorally important than ever. This effort has also played out on Chinese social media platforms ... Read More

Men deliver the news on social media more than women do, new data shows

News anchoring was once a male-dominated enterprise led by figures like Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow. That gender skew is showing up again in the latest platform for news: social media. Read More

Nearly 60% of Japanese believe election social media needs regulation

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 58 percent of Japanese believe the spread of unverified information on social media platforms ... opposition parties ahead of the upper house election. Read More