Anti-hate group vows to continue work after Elon Musk’s declaration of ‘war’ X owner renews hostilities with Center for Countering Digital Hate after it is linked to US election interference row The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s phoney war with Starmer over US election interference Critics said the twin assault on Labour by Trump and Musk – two experts at grabbing attention – had the hallmarks of a ‘phoney war’ The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
UK politics live: Rayner insists Labour members in US using ‘their own time’ after Trump-Starmer election row Trump campaign has filed complaint with US Federal Election Commission to allege interference by Labour Party The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
X’s AI tool Grok lacks effective guardrails preventing election disinformation, new study finds The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that Grok was able to churn out ‘convincing’ AI fake images including one of Vice President Kamala Harris doing drugs and another of former president Donald Trump looking sick in bed The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024
Inside Elon Musk's 23 active lawsuits Two dozen lawsuits show the retaliatory attitude of a CEO who isn’t dissuaded by defeats, experts say. Fortune · Aug 20, 2024
Musk's Misleading Election Posts Viewed 1.2 Billion Times: Study False or misleading US election claims posted on X by Elon Musk have amassed nearly 1.2 billion views this year, a watchdog reported Thursday, highlighting the billionaire's potential influence on the highly polarized White House race. International Business Times · Aug 8, 2024
'Lies Are Flooding Feeds': AI Fakery Raises US Voter Manipulation Fears A "deepfake" video parodying Kamala Harris, a manipulated expletive-laden clip of Joe Biden, and a doctored image of Donald Trump being arrested -- a tide of AI-fueled political disinformation has prompted alarm over its potential to manipulate voters as the US presidential race heats up. International Business Times · Aug 5, 2024
Trump Shooting Conspiracy Theories Flourish On X, Researchers Say Conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump received tens of millions of views on X, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the potential for extreme falsehoods to go viral on the Elon Musk-owned platform. International Business Times · Jul 16, 2024
AI Tool Creates Deceptive Biden, Trump Images, Tests Show Tests on a leading AI tool allowed the creation of deceptive and incriminating images of President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, a watchdog said Wednesday, despite pledges to block fake photos of the presidential contenders ahead of elections in November. International Business Times · Jun 6, 2024
Study Warns About AI Programs Impersonating Biden, Other Candidates, To Manipulate Elections A study warned about AI programs posing a potential risk for election manipulation, after they were found to readily mimic voices of Joe Biden and Donald Trump. International Business Times · May 31, 2024
AI voice cloning tools imitating political leaders threaten elections – report A report from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate warns that AI voice tools can easily be used to create political disinformation. The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
What a surprise! Free speech absolutist Elon Musk doesn’t really love free speech The X owner is paying legal bills of people ‘unfairly treated’ over their posts while weaponizing the law to shut down his critics The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2024
US Court Dismisses Musk Lawsuit Against Anti-hate Watchdog A US court on Monday rejected social network X's lawsuit against a nonprofit that had reported a spike in misinformation and hate speech on the platform since billionaire Elon Musk's takeover. International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024
Judge dismisses ‘vapid’ Elon Musk lawsuit against group that cataloged racist content on X Center for Countering Digital Hate has chronicled rise of racist, antisemitic and extremist content on X since Musk’s acquisition The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2024
WEKU · Feb 29, 2024 Judge skeptical of lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's X over hate speech research The nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X says the legal tactic is an attempt to silence criticism of the company. The Center for Countering Digital Hate published reports documenting hate speech on X.
International Business Times UK · Jan 17, 2024 Recent Report Reveals Climate Change Skepticism Rises Among One-Third of UK Teens There has been a surge in YouTube videos promoting a new form of climate denial specifically targeting young audiences.
International Business Times UK · Jan 17, 2024 YouTube Makes Over $13 million off Climate Change Denial Thousands of YouTube videos analysed over the past six years by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) show a detrimental increase in false and misleading statements about climate change.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024 Third of UK teenagers believe climate change exaggerated, report shows YouTube criticised for amplifying lies about the climate with disinformation videos watched by young people
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023 TechScape: Are social media giants silencing online content? As violence on the ground continues, emotions on social media are higher than ever – with critics asking if platforms need more transparency around their algorithms
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023 Anti-hate group says lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X ‘riddled with deficiencies’ Center for Countering Digital Hate says claim by X, formerly Twitter, is ‘riddled with legal deficiencies’
Fortune · Nov 17, 2023 Elon Musk just agreed with an explicitly antisemitic post on X amid a huge rise in hate speech on the service X owner Elon Musk agreed with an antisemitic statement and set off a firestorm of criticism.
Fortune · Nov 14, 2023 The anti-hate group sued by Elon Musk released a new report on X’s content moderation According to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, 98% of 200 tweets it flagged to X for racist content were still posted on the platform after two weeks.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Queen assassin case exposes ‘fundamental flaws’ in AI Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, was encouraged and bolstered to breach the grounds of Windsor Castle in 2021 by an AI companion
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views, says report criticized by the company A report released by a tech watchdog group says TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors that want to promote steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app's users
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023 TikTok videos on deadly bodybuilding drugs viewed 89m times by young people in UK Report into toxic content aimed at young men finds drug use being promoted and risks downplayed