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Teens much more likely to believe online conspiracy claims than adults – US study

Study shows that 60% of teens between ages 13 to 17 agreed with four or more conspiracy statements compared with 49% of adults

The Guardian - US

TechScape: Why Elon Musk is taking trying to mute anti-hate-speech group

The company formerly known as Twitter alleges that the Center for Countering Digital Hate drove away advertisers – but CCDH and legal experts say otherwise

The Guardian - UK

Twitter sues anti-hate speech group over ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in lost advertising

CCDH dismisses lawsuit for damages saying Elon Musk’s X aims to ‘bully us into silence’

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Musk's X sues hate speech watchdog

Group says Musk trying to "shoot the messenger" instead of dealing with the "toxic environment he's created"

Salon

X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech

A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter

The Independent UK

X threatens to sue researchers who accused Twitter of allowing ‘hate to prosper’ on platform

Hate speech research organisation accused platform of failing to take action against harmful posters

The Independent UK

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter

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Anti-hate speech group accuses Elon Musk’s X Corp of intimidation over legal threat

Center for Countering Digital Hate claims publication of hateful material on Twitter has risen since Musk took over

The Guardian - UK

Some Critics of the Ruling Against Biden's Censorship by Proxy Have a Beef With the 1st Amendment Itself

"Disinformation" researchers alarmed by the injunction against government meddling with social media content admire legal regimes that allow broad speech restrictions.

Reason

Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data

Campaigners say bill in ‘serious peril’ of passing without powers to make platforms more transparent

The Guardian - UK

Google profits off fake abortion clinics

"Google is a willing participant and supporter of the fake clinic industry," according to a new report

Salon

Google earned $10m from ads misdirecting abortion seekers to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’

A study finds the search giant has profited since Roe was overturned from anti-abortion groups buying misleading search terms

The Guardian - US

Threat to safety of civil society can’t be ignored in deciding bail plea of accused in terrorist activities: HC

What the court has to bear in mind is not only the rights and liberties of the accused but also the threat to safety of civil society when deciding the bail pleas of persons accused of terrorist activities, said the High Court of Karnataka.

The Hindu

‘Fundamentally dangerous’: reversal of social media guardrails could prove disastrous for 2024 elections

Scaling back of moderation and rise of AI are creating the perfect storm to weaken elections and democracy

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How TikTok’s algorithm ‘exploits the vulnerability’ of children

Up to 1.4m children under 13 use app, watchdog finds – and experts say they are being flooded with harmful content to promote addiction

The Guardian - US

Google let Daily Wire advertise on ‘climate change is a hoax’ searches

Exclusive: Data shared by Center for Countering Digital Hate shows Ben Shapiro’s site bought ads on climate crisis denial search terms

The Independent UK

‘Rule by diktat’: Press freedom and civil rights groups condemn Elon Musk’s decision to suspend journalists

Purge of critical reporting inconvenient to Twitter’s billionaire owner has drawn international scrutiny

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TikTok’s ‘thermonuclear’ algorithm showed self-harm and eating disorder content to vulnerable users, report claims

A test group of users were recommended harmful content within seconds of logging into the platform

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The Independent UK

Report: TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide

New research finds that TikTok's powerful algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to teens

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QAnon, white nationalists and hate speech: Experts reveal how the floodgates opened on Elon Musk’s Twitter

Those who specialise in monitoring the spread of disinformation say ‘trust and safety are dead’ on the social media platform. Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

QAnon, white nationalists and hate speech: Experts reveal how the floodgates opened on Elon Musk’s Twitter

Those who specialise in monitoring the spread of disinformation say ‘trust and safety are dead’ on the social media platform. Alex Woodward reports

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter account after taking poll

‘The people have spoken,’ says site’s owner, having acknowledged during online poll that automated bots were voting too

The Guardian - US

Kyrie Irving: NBA hero’s suspension marks spectacular fall from grace

Kyrie Irving’s suspension is new low for one of the most talented players of his generation, a fast-falling star now likely to be remembered as a purveyor of offensive misinformation

The Guardian - UK

Sharp rise in ‘globalist plot’ claims online against Rishi Sunak

New PM targeted in tweets using often dog-whistle term drawing on antisemitic conspiracy theories

Salon

Aaron Rodgers goes anti-vax on "Rogan"

Public health experts horrified as the Packers quarterback repeats COVID misinformation on Rogan's popular podcast

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